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Wednesday | December 19, 2018

City freezes spending ‘on everything’

Mickens’ broad motion puts
six-month moratorium on
By the time
Tuesday eve-
ning’s Colum- Council: Overtime costs
still ‘out of control’
bus City Coun-
any expenditures beyond cil meeting
came back to
the approved budget questions Jones
By Zack Plair
posed about Mickens Jones Some suggest charging businesses,
how city cred-
zplair@cdispatch.com
it cards were Inside organizations fees for extra police presence
It started when Ward 5 Councilman Ste- being used, n OUR VIEW: City needed
Mayor
deeper examination of spending
Rob- before blanket freezes. Page 6A
By Zack Plair tions, including whether the city
phen Jones voted against the city’s claims zplair@cdispatch.com should charge businesses and or-
docket because he had questions about some ert Smith had
ganizations fees for special events
of the charges. heard enough. Concerned city council mem- that require increased police pres-
From there, the council, led by Ward 6’s So, he challenged the council, referring spe- bers peppered the city’s police and ence.
Bill Gavin, grilled Columbus’ fire and police cifically to items citizens most often request fire chiefs with questions Tuesday “That’s definitely something we
chiefs about their departmental overtime — from their respective councilman. about overtime expenses they still should look into,” Ward 2 Council-
all in an effort to rein in spending after the “What about all these speed humps? They believe to be “out of control.” man Joseph Mickens said during
city suffered a near $881,000 deficit last fis- cost about $800 or $900 (apiece) to put in?” The inquisition brought to the the council’s regular meeting.
cal year. See Spending freeze, 3A surface some extreme sugges- See Overtime, 3A

Finding the positive way

Shannon
appeals
termination
from CMSD
Superintendent Cherie
Labat said Shannon’s
habitual lies helped
lead to firing
BY MARY Pollitz
mpollitz@cdispatch.com

During a termina-
tion appeal hearing
for former deputy
superintendent Craig
Shannon at Colum-
bus Municipal School
District Tuesday, Su-
perintendent Cherie
Shannon
Labat said she did not
trust Shannon to be
honest with her.
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff The Dispatch re-
Long-time taekwondo/boxing instructor Oliver Miller is smothered in hugs by his students at the Columbus Boys ported in October
and Girls Club Tuesday after Miller was honored as the club’s “Mentor of the Year.” Miller, who has taught the through off-the-re-
kids the basics of taekwondo each Tuesday and Thursday since January, said he challenges the kids to use their cord sources that
energy in a productive way, even when it’s difficult. “The kids are going to love you regardless,” Miller said. “One Shannon received
minute, they’re mad at you, the next minute, they’re back happy. That’s how it is with kids.”
his termination letter Labat
from the district ear-

Martial arts trainer’s efforts at Boys and Girls lier that month. Shannon, who has
worked for the district for 10 years,
is appealing the firing, saying he

Club earn him ‘Mentor of the Year’ honor had no knowledge of his job perfor-
mance before receiving the letter.
During Tuesday’s hearing,
By Slim Smith at his studio on College Street in struggle with, whether it’s at home which Shannon requested be open
ssmith@cdispatch.com Columbus. or school or here. It’s been great.” to the public, Labat testified to mul-
tiple incidents when she felt Shan-

T
here is a figurative river of
energy that flows through
the building on 14th Avenue
North in Columbus — sometimes
wild and unrestrained, but always
powerful and filled with potential.
For centuries, man has sought
to harness to raw power of real
rivers to channel it in useful ways.
Engineers now use it to produce
electricity and promote commerce.
Oliver Miller, 63, is not an engi-
neer. For 41 years now, he has been
teaching Taekwondo and boxing
Since January, Miller has been
teaching the same skills at the
Columbus Boys and Girls Club that
he has employed for all those years
at his studio.
But in some respects, his mis-
sion at the club is much like that of
an engineer.
“We reached out to him in
search of somebody who could help
us deal with all the different con-
flicts here,” said Brittany Turner,
the unit director at the club. “We
see kids that have conflicts they
Tuesday, Miller’s current class
of kids put together a short pre-
sentation at the club, followed by a
brief ceremony recognizing Miller
at “Mentor of the Year.”
Every Tuesday and Thursday,
from 4-5 p.m., Miller teaches a
group of youths the fundamentals
of martial arts — punches, kicks,
blocks. It’s become so popular that
the club has rotated kids through
the program to keep Miller’s partic-
ipant numbers manageable.
See Miller, 8A
non demonstrated unprofessional
and deceitful behavior. She claimed
she tried to work with Shannon on
his job performance since arriving
at the district in June.
“I was trying to give him correc-
tive actions of expectations of what I
expected of him,” Labat said. “I was
trying to work with Mr. Shannon
and tell him my expectations. But
there’s not a plan for lying. I can’t
teach him that. There’s not a profes-
sional development for that.”
Labat was the permanent re-
placement for Shannon, who served
See Shannon, 8A

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Macon woman arrested

for embezzling from
Columbus store Trump says he’s eager to sign
Suspect allegedly
sweeping criminal justice bill
Edwards, 44, of 2006
Gillespie Road, Friday af-
gave refunds, ter a Highway 45 North
business reported the em-
merchandise bezzlement to investiga-
tors, according to a CPD
‘America is the greatest Country in the world with mental illness and addiction
and who are overwhelmingly poor.
to customers who press release. and my job is to fight for ALL citizens, even those He said the nation’s criminal justice
The press release didn’t system “feeds on certain communi-
hadn’t paid name the business, but au- who have made mistakes’ ties and not on others,” and he said
thorities said Edwards had President Donald Trump via Twitter the bill represents a step toward
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT stolen more than $5,500 “healing” for those communities.
worth of money and mer- By KEVIN FREKING years of negotiations and gives “Let’s make no mistake, this leg-
A Ma- chandise. The Associated Press President Donald Trump a signa- islation, which is one small step,
con woman CPD Chief Fred Shel- ture policy victory. The House is will affect thousands and thousands
has been ton called it a “complicat- WA S H I N G T O N expected to pass the bill this week, of lives,” Booker said.
charged ed case” with Edwards ap- — A criminal jus- sending it to Trump’s desk for his The bill would reduce the life
with embez- parently making duplicate tice bill passed by signature. sentence for some drug offenders
zlement af- receipts for items, issuing the Senate would “America is the greatest Coun- with three convictions, or “three
ter allegedly refunds for items that had give judges more try in the world and my job is to strikes,” to 25 years. Another pro-
giving away never been purchased and discretion when sen- fight for ALL citizens, even those vision would allow about 2,600 fed-
Edwards
money and giving away merchandise tencing some drug who have made mistakes,” Trump eral prisoners sentenced for crack
merchandise from a Co- to customers. offenders and would tweeted moments after the Senate cocaine offenses before August
Trump
lumbus business. Edwards has been boost prisoner reha- vote. 2010 the opportunity to petition for
Officers with Colum- released from Lowndes bilitation efforts and was hailed by “This will keep our communities reduced penalties.
bus Police Department County Adult Detention scores of conservative and liberal safer, and provide hope and a sec- When the bill appeared to
arrested Angela Lashell Center on $5,000 bond. advocacy groups. ond chance, to those who earn it. In have stalled in recent weeks, Sen.
The sweeping bill addresses addition to everything else, billions Charles Grassley, the Republican
concerns that the nation’s war on of dollars will be saved. I look for- chairman of the Senate Judiciary
drugs had led to the imprisonment ward to signing this into law!” the Committee, pleaded with Senate
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Spending freeze
Continued from Page 1A
he asked. “… What about
these LED (street) lights
y’all are always asking
for? Those are about $300
each? … I need to know,
council. If we’re going to
cut, let’s cut.”
Ward 2 Councilman Jo-
seph Mickens saw Smith’s
“speed humps and street
lights” and raised him
more than he bargained
for.
Mickens moved to place
a “freeze on everything”
for six months, broad lan-
guage that drew a second
from Ward 3’s Charlie Box
and earned approval on a
4-2 vote. Jones and Gavin
voted along in favor, while
Ward 1’s Gene Taylor and
Ward 4’s Fred Jackson op-
posed.
Before the vote, Jones
and Jackson asked for clar-
ity on what constitutes “ev-
erything,” but the motion
went forward unaltered.
“We need a freeze on
everything until we get a
grasp of what’s going on,”
Overtime
Continued from Page 1A
The city spent nearly
$1.1 million in overtime
in just those two depart-
ments ($470,022 in police
and $627,128 in fire) last
fiscal year, according to
documents The Dispatch
obtained through a pub-
lic records request. Of
that amount, more than
$300,000 combined went
beyond what was budget-
ed — a key contributor to a
fiscal year in which the city
suffered an overall deficit
of nearly $881,000.
In just the first two
months of FY 2019, which
began Oct. 1, both de-
partments have already
burned through more
than one-fourth of their
budgeted overtime for the
year, prompting Ward 6
Councilman Bill Gavin to
press them about making
changes.
“We’ve got to get hold of
this,” Gavin said. “It seems
like through two months
into the new fiscal year,
we’re no better off than we
were (last year).”
Police Chief Fred Shel-
ton pointed to two fatal
shootings since October
that prompted increased
police presence, also not-
ing that events like Wassail
Fest and the city’s annual
Christmas parade — put
on by Columbus Main
Street — required extra
manpower.
Police staffing has risen
to 69 officers — after the
council approved hiring
five on Tuesday — mean-
ing patrol shifts are now
fully staffed, Shelton said.
That could allow him to cut
overtime on patrol shifts
and assign fewer off-duty
officers to special event se-
curity details.
“I’m aware of our num-
bers, and we’re trying to
find ways to cut in a reason-
able manner,” Shelton said.
When Gavin, Mickens
and others openly ques-
tioned either cutting man-
power for security details
or charging private busi-
nesses or organizations
who ask for extra security,
City Attorney Jeff Turnage
said the latter would defi-
nitely be an option.
Turnage said a few At-
torney General’s opinions
speak to the contrary, but
he believes those are incor-
rect. He also noted the city
already charges Columbus
Housing Authority a fee for
supplemental security at
its properties.
The council, however,
did not vote on whether to
start charging others extra
fees.
Shelton mentioned spe-
cific holidays like Christ-
mas and New Year’s Eve,
when he had planned to
use extra patrols for so-
briety-check roadblocks
and maintaining a visible
presence around establish-
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Smith Taylor
Mickens said.
Smith, for his part, said
he could live with that.
“I’m good with it,”
Smith told councilmen.
“But when the citizens
call asking (for things),
and those are your con-
stituents, you’re going to
tell them about the freeze,
right?”
What ‘everything’
means
Immediately after the
meeting, Mickens told
The Dispatch his motion
pertained to all spending
that isn’t already budgeted
for Fiscal Year 2019, which
began Oct. 1.
“No new projects,” he
Andrews Shelton
ments that serve alcohol.
He said he could cancel
those, if necessary.
Ward 4 Councilman
Fred Jackson disagreed.
“I don’t recommend
cutting manpower for New
Year’s,” he said. “We need
that.”
Safety vs. savings
Mayor Robert Smith,
speaking with The Dis-
patch after the meeting,
took particular issue with
the council’s talk about cut-
ting police presence.
He acknowledges the
city needs to reduce costs,
but he insists there are
smarter ways to do it than
undercutting citizen safe-
ty.
“You have to provide
safety,” he said. “That
should be the No. 1 prior-
ity for the city. … When
you have areas with a lot of
crime, we need increased
manpower. Otherwise,
what is the chief supposed
to say? The citizens can
just handle the problem
the best way they can?
“I’ve asked all my de-
partment heads to cut
where they can,” he later
added. “But where over-
time is required, we have
to provide it.”
Smith said he was also
taken aback by the notion
the city would charge busi-
nesses and organizations
for extra patrols in the area
during special events —
whether it be the Christ-
@
said. “No new spending
that’s not already ex-
pressed in the budget.
That’s what this means.”
That’s also how City At-
torney Jeff Turnage inter-
preted the motion. In fact,
he plans to suggest the city
amend the meeting min-
utes to reflect as much.
“It was obvious to me
that’s what he meant, and
that’s how I will recom-
mend the minutes be craft-
ed,” Turnage told The Dis-
patch after the meeting.
“We’re not shutting down
the city government. I ex-
pect when I send the city
my bill that I will be paid.
I feel all the other vendors
the city uses can expect
the same.”
The freeze, beyond
speed humps and street
lights, could affect hiring
and travel, as well as em-
ployee overtime, which
garnered at least a half-
hour’s worth of discussion
on Tuesday.
Some of those freezes
mas parade or events at
establishments like The
Princess nightclub or
Trotter Convention Center
downtown.
“These businesses and
citizens, they pay taxes,
right?” Smith told The Dis-
patch. “If you’re paying tax-
es, you’d hope you’d have
some services come from
that.”
Fire department
Fire Chief Martin An-
drews, when questioned
during the meeting, pre-
sented the council cuts his
department had already
enforced to mitigate bud-
get overspending.
For example, he said,
75 of his firefighters were
accepted to the State Fire
Academy this fiscal year.
His command staff, how-
ever, has decided to only
send 11.
The academy cost runs
up to $400 per firefighter,
meaning the cutback could
save the city as much as
$25,600.
“This hurts us in a way,”
Andrews told the council.
“But we understand the
position the city is in.”
Andrews questioned
why so much of his payroll
is being counted as over-
time, claiming most of it is
unavoidable regular pay.
Each shift, by law, re-
quires 20 firefighters,
he said. Each firefighter
works two consecutive
two-week pay periods of
120 hours, followed by a
pay period of 96 hours (two
longs and a short, Andrews
called it).
Fair Labor Standards
dictate anyone who works
more than 106 hours in a
pay period receive over-
time pay, meaning each
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could negatively impact freeze, however, despite 22 names, along with the
public safety, Taylor said. Jones’ efforts Tuesday. card number each is asso-
“The LED street lights Discussion between ciated.
especially are a safety is- Jones and the mayor be- Several of those names
sue, and that’s why I vot- came confrontational after listed, Jones said, are no
ed against the motion as Jones started questioning longer city employees.
it was made,” Taylor said. how and when city credit “There are three of
“Many times, we put these cards were being used. these cards in Selvain Mc-
lights in high-crime areas
Then he asked for those Queen’s name,” said Jones,
to help promote safety, and cards to be frozen until the referring to the former po-
it helps.” city could account for them lice chief who hasn’t been
Jones, who was the last all, but Smith said that is employed with the city
to raise his hand to sup- impossible because such since 2014.
port the freeze, and thus a measure would hamper Rawle told the board
cast the deciding vote, said department heads making each card is held by a cur-
he still wants more clarity purchases within what has rent city employee or of-
on what exactly the mea- already been budgeted. ficial, and the city simply
sure entails. According to Jones, the didn’t change the name
“I wasn’t going in there city holds 22 credit cards. after the card changed
looking for a freeze on He requested the names of hands.
everything, but we do who has each card, and he Smith directed Rawle
need to look at what we’re said Chief Financial Offi- to provide Jones with an
spending and how we’re cer Milton Rawle provided updated list of cardhold-
spending it,” he said. “I be- him a handwritten list of ers.
lieve we will have to come
back at some point and
define what ‘everything’
means.”
Credit cards
Spending on city cred-
it cards is not part of the
shift, as it normally works,
produces 20 people with
14 hours of overtime each.
Many cities, Andrews said,
budget that in regular sal-
ary whereas Columbus
counts it against his over-
time allotment.
Ward 3 Councilman
Charlie Box saw Andrews’
point and asked Chief Fi-
nancial Officer Milton
Rawle why that couldn’t be
changed.
“Whether you count it
as overtime or not, at the
end of the day it’s still go-
ing to be the same number
(amount of money),” Rawle
replied.
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WEST POINT —
Nellie Mae Cooper,
86, died Dec. 14, 2018,
at North Mississippi
Medical Center in West
Point.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday at New
St. Peter M.B. Church
with Arnell Edwards
officiating. Burial will
follow at Pool’s Memo-
rial Gardens. Visitation
will be from 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday at Carter’s
Mortuary Services. Car-
ter’s Mortuary Services
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Ms. Cooper was born
Jan. 11, 1932, in West
Point, to the late James
Moseley and Jessie
Mae Moseley. She was
formerly employed with
Babcock and Wilcox.
She is survived by
her son, Jerome Cooper
of West Point; daughter,
Linda Washington of St.
Louis, Missouri; sister,
Burnette Martin of West
Point; seven grandchil-
dren; 10 great-grand-
children; and three
great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Miss. man charged months after 2 officers were killed
The Associated Press
BROOKHAVEN — Moak and James White.
A Mississippi man has
William Wilkins Sr.
BROOKSVILLE —
William “Bill” Wilkins
Sr., 87, died Dec. 17,
2018, at his residence.
Services will be at
noon Friday at Cockrell
Funeral Home Chapel
in Macon. Burial will
follow at Brooksville
Cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour prior
to services at the funer-
al home. Cockrell Fu-
neral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Wilkins was
born Feb. 16, 1931, in
Brooksville, to the late
Joseph Tyson Wilkins
and Willie Hopkins
Wilkins. He was a
graduate of Brooks-
ville High School and
attended Mississippi
State University. He
was formerly employed
as an L.P. Gas Vehicle
Inspector with Motor
Vehicle Comptroller’s
Office and owner and
operator of Noxubee
Gas Service, an L.P.
gas retailer. He was
also a meter reader for
4-County Electrical
Power Association
and rural mail carrier.
He was a member of
Independent Methodist
Church in Macon.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
brother, Joseph Tyson
Wilkins Jr.; and sisters,
Sara Elizabeth Ellis,
Louise Anderson and
Dot Fraley.
He is survived by his
wife, Peggie; daugh-
ter, Debbie Whitfield
of Brooksville; sons,
Billy Wilkins Jr. and
Darryl Wilkins, both of
Brooksville and Mi-
chael Wilkins of Iowa,
Louisiana; brother, T.J.
Wilkins of Brooksville;
10 grandchildren; and
12 great-grandchildren.
Gladis Lewis
COLUMBUS —
Gladis M. Lewis, 95,
died Dec. 18, 2018, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services.
charged in the killings of
Brookhaven officers Zach
A judge appointed an at-
Area obituaries
Roy Hendricks Feb. 9, 1927, in Amo- was from 5-8 p.m. sister, Christie Collier.
ry, to the late Era and Tuesday at the funeral She is survived by
STARKVILLE —
Roy Donald Hendricks, Dewdrop Lewis Ritter. home. Cleveland-Mof- her husband, Sammy
87, died Dec. 17, 2018, He was a 1944 graduate fett Funeral Home is Neal; daughter, Jessica
at North Mississippi of Amory High School in charge of arrange- Ballard of Smithville;
Medical Center in and was formerly em- ments. sons, Matthew Neal of
Tupelo. ployed with Mississippi Mrs. Neal was born Northwest Florida and
Services will be at Valley Gas and Refine July 31, 1960, in Amo- Tyler Neal of Amory;
2 p.m. Thursday at Metals Corporation ry, to the late Doris sister, Sherry Collier
Pope. She attended of Meridian; and two
Welch Funeral Home in Memphis. He also
served as a volunteer Smithville schools and grandchildren.
with the Rev. Dickey
firefighter. was formerly employed Pallbearers will be
Bryan officiating. Buri-
In addition to his as a seamstress in the Matt Neal, Michael
al will follow at Self
parents, he was pre- garment industry. Smith, Joey Holloway,
Creek Baptist Church
ceded in death by his In addition to her Nick Ballard, John
Cemetery. Visitation
brother, Winford Ritter. mother, she was pre- Robinson and Jonathan
will be one hour prior
He is survived by ceded in death by her Clouse.
to services at the funer-
his wife, Mae Gilmore
al home. Welch Funer-
Ritter of Amory; chil-
al Home is in charge of
dren, Kathy Pritchard
arrangements.
of Macintosh, Florida,
Mr. Hendricks was
Thomas “Buddy” Ritter
born to the late Horace
of Nettleton and Su-
Hendricks and Hildred
zanne Ritter of Amory;
White Hendricks. He
sister, Oleta Webb of
was a U.S. Navy veter-
Tupelo; brother, Harold
an and was formerly
Ritter of Delaware; five
employed as a meat
grandchildren; and
market manager with
four great-grandchil-
Kroger. He was a mem- dren.
ber of Adaton Baptist Memorials may be
Church. made to St. Jude Chil-
He is survived dren’s Research Hospi-
by his wife, Betty tal, 501 St. Jude Place,
Gainey Hendricks of Memphis, TN 38105 or
Starkville; daughters, to Jones Chapel Baptist
Beth Cline of Grenada Church, 30150 Metts
and Mary Travis of Road, Nettleton, MS
Purvis; sister, Nelda 38858.
Bryant of Starkville;
and four grandchil-
dren. Donna Neal
Memorials may be AMORY — Donna
Ann Pope Neal, 58,
made to Billy Graham
Evangelistic Associa- died Dec. 15, 2018, at
North Mississippi Med-
tion, 1 Billy Graham
ical Center in Tupelo.
Pkwy., Charlotte, NC
Services are
28201 or to the Baptist
Wednesday at Cleve-
Children’s Village, 114
land-Moffett Funeral
Marketridge Dr., Rid-
Home with R.D. Cline
geland, MS 39157.
officiating. Burial will
follow at Young Memo-
Herschel Ritter rial Gardens. Visitation
AMORY — Herschel
Hampton Ritter, 91,
died Dec. 17, 2018, at
his residence.
Services will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday
at Cleveland-Moffett
Funeral Home with
Waylon Powell and
Wesley Stephens offici-
ating. Burial will follow
at Jones Chapel Ceme-
tery. Visitation will be
from noon-1:45 p.m.
prior to services at the Annie L. Tate
funeral home. Cleve- Visitation:
land-Moffett Funeral Thursday, Dec. 20 • 12-1 PM
Home is in charge of Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
arrangements. 2nd Ave. North Location
Mr. Ritter was born Services:
Thursday, Dec. 20 • 1 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
fire exchange with Moak.
Flowers was taken into cus-
tody the day of the killings
and was hospitalized. He memorialgunterpeel.com

been charged with capital
murder in the September
shooting deaths of two po-
lice officers.
Annie L. Tate
torney for Flowers and set a was discharged Oct. 17 and
Jan. 8 preliminary hearing. sent to a state prison.
The officers were killed

Robert “Ronnie” Guin

The Daily Leader re-
ports 26-year-old Marquis
Aaron Flowers appeared
Tuesday in Brookhav-
en City Court and was
Sept. 29 at a Brookhaven
home, about 60 miles south
of Jackson.
Investigators said Flow-
ers was wounded in a gun-
Robert Earlie “Ronnie” Guin, 66, of Hamilton,
MS, passed away Monday, December 16, 2018, at
University Medical Center.
Annie Lou Reeves Tate, age 87, died Monday,
December 17, 2018, at Trinity Healthcare in Co-
lumbus.
Services will be held Thursday, December 20,
2018, at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel, 2nd
Ave. N. Chapel with Chaplin Earl McAnally offici-

Paul D. Warren
Paul Daniel Warren, age 62, departed to his
Heavenly home on Saturday, December 15, 2018,
from MD Anderson, Houston, TX, with his loving
family by his side.
He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, to the late
Billy Douglas Warren and late Alice Ferguson
Warren. He married Nancy Miller on June 10,
1977 in Columbus, MS.
He worked as a leader of the Tire Finishing
department at Cooper Tire and Rubber Company
for 30 years. Paul lived life to the fullest and
loved everyone for who they were. He was a true
example of what it means to live a Christ-like
life. His smile and joy-filled heart was infectious.
Spending time with his family and serving the
Lord were the highlights of his life.
He is survived by his sweetheart and wife of 42
years, Nancy; daughters, Erica Griffin (Enoch)
and Courtney Griffin (Jared); grandchildren,
Brooklyn, Rivers, Eva, Enoch, Judson and Gus;
beloved brothers, Doug Warren (Brenda),
Donald Warren (Judy) and Daryl Warren (Yumi);
beloved in-laws, Ronnie Miller (Cathy), Debra
Gardner (Kenny), Anthony Miller (Merita), and
Joe Miller (Becky); and many nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
Family, friends, and others whose lives Paul
touched are invited to Welch Funeral Home,
201 W. Lampkin St., Starkville, MS from 9:00-
11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2018 to
reminisce and celebrate his life.
You can leave the family a condolence at: www.
welchfuneralhomes.com.
Paid Obituary - Welch Funeral Home
Visitation will be Thursday, December 20,
2018, from 11:00-12:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral
Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be
Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 12:00 PM at
Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus, MS.
Interment will be at Egger Cemetery, Caledonia,
MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Guin was born November 21, 1952, in Co-
lumbus, MS, to the late Robert “Mack” Guin and
Ruby Cunningham Guin. He worked for Weath-
ers Electric for 25 years. Mr. Guin was a Veteran
of the United States Marines. He loved racing,
hunting, fishing and watching westerns. He also
loved his family. He was a member of Local 917
IBEW.
He is survived by his daughter, Christy Guin
Cockrell; sons, Danny Guin, Donnie Malone and
Shane Turner; 12 grandchildren; and 2 great-
grandchildren; sisters, Jean (Roy) Tribble and
Donna Miranda; brother, Randy (Pam) Guin; a
host of nieces and nephews; and special friend,
Beverly McKee.
Pallbearers will be Garrett Taylor, Rod Taylor,
Brian Tribble, Kevin McWilliams, Craig Bar-
ham, Bill McCool, Brandon Barnett and Tommy
Richardson.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Michal Senit-
ko, Columbus Speedway Racing Friends and
UMMC Staff and Nursing.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN 38105, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Cen-
ter, P.O. Box 41817, Memphis, TN 38174-181 or to
the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517,
Topeka, KS 66675.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
ating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 12:00 noon
until service time at the funeral home. Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd
Ave. N. location is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Tate was born in Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, to the late Morris Metro and Annie
Bonds Reeves. She was a member of First Chris-
tian Church, Columbus and a retired employee of
Wal-Mart.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband of 57 years, Roger D. Tate,
Sr.
Survivors include her son, Roger D. Tate, Jr.
and his wife, Y Lan of Shelbyville, KY; sister, Mar-
tha Reeves Mims and her husband, Joe of Colum-
bus, MS; brothers, James Reeves of Columbus,
MS and William Reeves and his wife, Betty of
Guin, AL; grandchildren, Curtis Tate of Bloom-
field, New Jersey and spouse, Michael Vines of
Dallas, TX and Melanie Tate Nix and her hus-
band, John of Shelbyville, KY; and great-grand-
daughter, Riley Elizabeth Nix.
Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Mims,
Morri Mims, Robert Mims, Dylan Mims, Curtis
Tate and George Barnes.
Memorials may be made to: Alzheimer’s Asso-
ciation MS Chapter, 232 Market Street, Flowood
MS 39232 or to First Christian Church, 811 N.
McCrary, Columbus, MS 39702.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
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CLUBS
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
(lower level), 501 Main St., Columbus.
Check us out at possumtownquilters.
blogspot.com.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of
the month at 65 Airline Road. For more
information, call 662-251-1415 or 662-
574-7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each
month. Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m.,
with call to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others
to play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for
the whole family. Dulcimers available to
borrow. Contact David Saum, 662-386-
6836 or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the
Switzers, 662-312-6025.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to Break-
fast with the Bulldogs on second Thurs-
days each month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast is 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol
Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net
or 662-312-0637.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-
3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n AARP
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
Health Notes
n BLOOD DRIVE
Vitalant, formerly United Blood Service,
holds its quarterly blood drive from 11
a.m.-5:15 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Outpatient
Pavilion Conference Center at Baptist
Golden Triangle. For more information,
visit bloodhero.com.
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mograms to women 35 and older who
have no insurance coverage for mammo-
grams and are living in Lowndes, Oktibbe-
ha, Clay, Monroe or Chickasaw Counties.
To see if you qualify, call 662-244-2979.
n CROSSOVER SYMMETRY
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers a Crossover
Symmetry Program focusing on shoul-
der health/performance. The 30-day
membership is $30 for members; $50 for
nonmembers. For more information, call
the Wellness Center 662-495-9355.
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n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
classes and Breastfeeding classes each
month, 6 p.m., in room 6, near the Gift
Shop, $20. For information or to register,
call 662-386-5592.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. the first Saturday of every
month in Classroom 6 of the Baptist Gold-
en Triangle Patient Tower. Open to anyone
with lupus or any family member or friend.
For more information, call Rashell Hop-
kins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their
families, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of
every month. Next classes are Dec. 21
& Jan. 18 in Classroom 5 of the Patient
Towers. Lunch provided. For information
and location, call 662-244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information, call
Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednes-
days of each month, 10-11 a.m. in room
6 PT. For information, call Lacy Smith at
662-244-1392 or 800-544-8762, ext.
1392.
■ HEART SUPPORT
Weekly education/support group for
people with congestive heart failure are
Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion Boardroom, Baptist Golden
Triangle. For information, call 244-1953
or 244-2132.
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Diabetes education class meets on fourth
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Baptist
Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion. Physi-
cian referral required. For information, call
662-244-1597 or email info.goldentrian-
gle@bmhcc.org.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118 or 662-889-2067.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers childbirth
classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. To register,
call 662-244-2498 or email info.goldentri-
angle@bmhcc.org.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR class-
es each month at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Next classes are Jan. 12 & 28.
Pre-registration required. Call the Educa-
tion Department, 662-244-2498.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Cancer Center offers free prostate
PSA screenings ever other month for men
over 40. Next screenings are 8-11:45
a.m. & 1-2 p.m. Jan. 25. Walk-ins accept-
ed. For appointments, call 662-244-4673.
n DIABETES EDUCATION
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Class meets on fourth Wednesdays at
8:30 a.m. at Baptist Golden Triangle
Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center.
Physician referral required. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1596.
n ANGER MANAGEMENT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
conflict resolution and anger management
classes. For information, call 662-368-
3603.
n FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Family Resource Center offers
free classes including parenting, anger
management, healthy relationships, life
skills and youth development education
classes. Call 662-251-1861.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring,
compassionate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1165 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and with
Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt Road,
Suite B. For more information, call Katie
Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol inter-
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 5A
ventions. For free screenings or referrals,
call 1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking,
that is our business. For information, call
662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups
meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. When you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too much, we
can help. For information, call 888-425-
2666 or go to msafg.org.
SCHOOL NOTES
n ONLINE CLASSES
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers
free online classes to earn diplomas. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St. in Starkville, offers Adult Education
Classes 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 20. For more
information, call 662-418-5193.
OTHER EVENTS
n AGRICULTURAL MEETING
An Unlimited Community Agricultural Co-
operative Meeting begins at 8 a.m. Dec.
22 at the American Legion Post, 3327 Pat
Station Road, Starkville. All persons inter-
ested in agricultural and small business
opportunities are encouraged to attend. Is Estate or
For information, contact Orlando Trainer,
662-769-0071 or orlandotrainer@hotmail. Long Term Care
com.
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRA- Planning Necessary
TION
Lake Lowndes baseball and softball reg- to Protect Your
istration begins Jan. 2-Feb. 23. Register
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Family’s Future?
Lowndes Recreation Office, 17 Airline
Road (behind the Driver’s License Build- • Do you have a Will, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Health Care
ing) or online at lowndesrecreation.com. Directive?
n BASEBALL COACHES’ MEETING • Are you certain that your assets will be distributed according to your
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball wishes at your death?
Coaches’ Meeting is 6-7 p.m. Jan. 9 at • Are you confused by the ever changing estate and gift tax laws?
• Are you worried that one day you may not be able to care for yourself
New Hope Community Center, 381 Sta-
or make the necessary decisions to remain independent and in your
dium Road. The Lake Lowndes Summer
own home?
League is looking for coaches for all
age groups. For more information, call At Dunn & Hemphill, we can create a plan tailored to fit you
662-328-0885 or visit www.lowndesrec- and your family’s needs. Contact us at (662) 327-4211 to
reation.com. discuss your estate and long term care planning options.
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n HEARTS TUTORING
Hearts After School Tutoring Program,
109 Lawrence Drive, Columbus, offers
tutoring for grades K-5 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesday
and Thursdays. No charge, but commit-
ment is required. Teacher, parent referrals
accepted. For information, call 662-244-
8444.
n TUTOR VOLUNTEERS
Hearts After School Tutoring Program is
seeking volunteer tutors for its K-5 after
school tutoring program from 2:30-5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday. Volunteer one to four
days a week. For information, call 662-
244-8444.
n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh
St. N., Columbus, is open for tours
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field
trips, civic clubs, church groups encour-
aged. For group tours, call 662-328-8936
or 662-574-5794.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to
discuss issues related to the Kerr-McGee
site. For information, contact Leon Hines,
662-574-6109.
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Our View

City needed deeper examination of spending before blanket freezes

Columbus residents, like
people all across the country,
have been awaiting word on
a possible government shut-
down.
We weren’t expecting the
threat of a local shutdown at
the Columbus Municipal Com-
plex on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening, in a coun-
cil meeting that quickly went
off the rails, the city council
voted 4-2 in support of Ward 2
councilman Joseph Mickens’
motion to “freeze everything”
regarding spending for a peri-
od of six months.
That’s pretty much the
definition of a government
shut-down, although there
remains much confusion about
just what “everything” means.
There are six city councilmen
and chances are that each has
his own definition of “every-
thing.”
After the meeting, Mickens
said he intended for the motion
to put an end to any un-budget-
ed spending, an interpretation
shared by city attorney Jeff
Turnage, who said he intend-
ed to have the minutes of the
meeting changed to reflect
that. Whether Turnage has
the authority to do that is just
another unanswered question
on a night where the council’s
actions only served to muddy
the waters in a failed effort to
address almost $881,000 in
budget shortfalls.
Even under the most re-
strained interpretation of what
“everything,” means, there
will undoubtedly be demands
on the budget that cannot be
anticipated since many budget
categories are estimated and
can be influenced by circum-
stances beyond control. For
example, the city’s police
and fire departments do have
budgets for overtime pay. But
what happens under extraordi-
nary circumstances — a major
crime incident or a disaster?
What happens if turnover in a
department requires unantici-
pated overtime? Public safety
can never be sacrificed or com-
promised to meet a budget, but
there is a potential for that if
the council means what it says
about “everything.”
This was a case where good
intentions fell victim to poor
procedure.
It began when Ward 5 Coun-
cilman Stephen Jones voted
against the city’s claims docket
— which almost always passes
without discussion — because
he had some questions about
some of the charges. In one
respect, we find no fault in
Jones’ position. Given the cir-
cumstances, it is right that the
council closely examine every
expenditure. What should be
obvious, however, is that these
examinations should have
been made prior to Tuesday’s
council meeting.
In Starkville, the mayor
and board of aldermen often
meet on the Friday before their
Tuesday meeting in a work
session. Columbus Municipal
School District has similar
meetings. These work ses-
sions provide public bodies
an opportunity to dig deep
into the planned agenda and
brainstorm solutions. Those
work sessions equip deci-
sion-makers to make informed
decisions during their board
meetings.
Under the circumstances,
we are convinced that if the
mayor and council had held
a similar work session to ad-
dress the issues, we would not
have seen the knee-jerk action
taken Tuesday.
Today, no one is absolutely
certain what “everything” ac-
tually means. In that respect,
the solution offered may serve
to make things worse than
better.
Tuesday night, the council
sought clarity and ended up
with confusion.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people

Trump bans sale of bump stocks
Though long overdue, the recent ban of
bump stocks is wonderful news indeed. I have
been against any guns and have been writing
columns relentlessly, promoting the control of
guns to prevent mass shootings.
Think about a gun in your hand that can kill
anyone in a minute. If you kill someone, your
whole life will be rocky. You will likely either
be caught by law enforcement or you could be
dead after an encounter with law enforcement.
The law will always follow you.
You may get angry for some reason and
want to shoot someone you think your enemy
at that moment. An instant judgment many
times becomes irrational later on. It’s only a
moment. If you don’t have a gun, you can’t kill.
Killing never serves your purpose.
Still I do not understand why we would let
anyone be a mass shooter? The weapons that
are used in war, do we need to be made avail-
able for public? For what?
We shouldn’t even have toys of automatic
rifles for the kids. We don’t need to teach or
let our kids learn war games while they have
options for so many things.
In this world, we have only one life to live.
Why should we not use fully to live love and
laugh.
Jiben Roy
Columbus

Mississippi voices

This Christmas let’s embrace joy, not worry

We humans like to worry.
It’s in our nature.
Here’s what Jesus said
about worrying:
“Therefore I tell you, do
not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink;
or about your body, what
you will wear. Is not life
more than food, and the
body more than clothes?
Look at the birds of the air;
they do not sow or reap or Wyatt Emmerich
store away in barns, and yet
your heavenly Father feeds them. Are
you not much more valuable than they?
Can any one of you by worrying add a
single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about
clothes? See how the flowers of the
field grow. They do not labor or spin.
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in
all his splendor was dressed like one
of these. If that is how God clothes the
grass of the field, which is here today
and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,
will he not much more clothe you —
you of little faith? So do not worry, say- miracles on a daily basis, his disciples
ing, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall
we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For about what came next. In Matthew 16,
the pagans run after all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows that
you need them. But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you
as well. Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about itself. Each day
has enough trouble of its
own.”
So are we now ready to
get into the Christmas spir-
it? Who among us doesn’t
smile and laugh when we
are worry free? So let’s quit
worrying and make these
next few days really special.
Faith is prayer to God.
Worry is prayer to the Devil.
When we worry, it’s because
our faith is weakening and we don’t
trust God’s plan for our lives.
Look around you? Did you create all
this through your anxiety and worry?
I think not. This is all a gift from God.
And what a perfect gift it is. Every
atom, every subatomic particle is finely
tuned beyond our imagination.
The balance of the earth on its axis,
the rotation of the earth around the
sun, the changing of the seasons, it’s a
miracle beyond miracles.
Even when Jesus was performing
still disbelieved. They still worried
a frustrated Jesus had to remind them:
“At this they began to argue with
each other because they hadn’t brought
any bread. Jesus knew what they were
saying, so he said, ‘You have so little
faith! Why are you arguing with each
other about having no bread? Don’t you
understand even yet? Don’t you remem-
ber the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and
the baskets of leftovers you picked up?
Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves,
and the large baskets of leftovers you
picked up?’ ”
You see, we just can’t help but worry
and be afraid. We just can’t seem to
relax and enjoy the blessings of the
Garden of Eden. We want more. We
want to be God. It’s the nature of sin.
I have always believed that God
should cut us some slack. It’s hard to
live in the flesh. We get cold, hungry,
angry, tired, lustful, greedy. He created
us! Meanwhile, God is, well, God. He
can do anything — create the universe,
obtain infinite knowledge, defeat evil.
Sin is not even a consideration.
Yet I can understand why he would
just want to wipe us away and start
over, something he did a time or two.
But God came up with another plan.
Through his son, he took on flesh. And
this act of becoming both man and God
allowed mankind and God to become
reconciled. It was a brilliant, bold,
creative solution to an overwhelming
problem. But with God, nothing is
impossible.
I’m not sure why our savior had to
suffer the worst possible outcome to
save us. It brings tears to my eyes. But
when I witness human tragedy, which
is everywhere around us, I think of
the tragedy of the crucifixion and how
from this terrible tragedy came the
greatest gift of all time — the salvation
of man. That is the gift of Christmas.
So let us all make a concerted effort
to lay the worrying aside and remem-
ber the great victory. It should fill
us with joy. It should fill us with the
Christmas spirit.
Some people criticize all the lights
and hoopla and gift giving. I disagree.
All of that is just an expression of hap-
piness and joy and love.
And from all this came another
gift: The fruits of the Holy Spirit —
love, peace, joy, goodness, kindness,
faithfulness, gentleness, patience and
self control. These are now ours. All it
takes is faith. Nothing more than that.
You only have to believe.
Ah, yes, belief. Does that ring a bell?
The children believe. They know Santa
will be bearing gifts on Christmas
Day, even though they may have been
naughty a time or two.
And so it is with us adults. We can
enjoy riches far beyond any child’s toy.
We just have to believe. Believe in all
the prophecies which came so perfectly
to fruition. Believe in his magnificent
resurrection – the same beautiful res-
urrection that awaits us all.
Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and
publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly
newspaper in Jackson. He can be reached
by e-mail at wyatt@northsidesun.com.

Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2018.
There are 12 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton was
impeached by the Republican-controlled House for
perjury and obstruction of justice (he was subsequent-
ly acquitted by the Senate).
On this date:
In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War,
Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000
men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the
winter.
In 1813, British forces captured Fort Niagara
during the War of 1812.
In 1907, 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion
in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7A

Trump’s safety panel seeks

to revoke school discipline rules
Among the biggest proposals is a rollback of policy
urging schools not to suspend, expel or report
students to police except in the most extreme cases
By COLLIN BINKLEY
The Associated Press
The Trump admin-
istration on Tuesday
moved to roll back
an Obama-era poli-
cy that was meant to
curb racial dispari-
ties in school disci-
pline but that critics
say left schools afraid DeVos
to take action against potentially
dangerous students.
The recommendation was
among dozens issued in a new re-
port by Trump’s federal school safe-
ty commission, which was formed
in response to a Feb. 14 school
shooting in Parkland, Florida, that
killed 17 students and staff mem-
bers, and sparked a national debate
over gun control.
The panel was asked to study a
range of options to bolster security
at America’s schools, from the reg-
ulation of guns to the regulation
of violent video games. Yet rather
than suggest a series of sweeping
changes, the commission issued
100 smaller suggestions that large-
ly avoid strong stances on top-
ics like gun control and whether
schools should arm teachers.
“Our conclusions in this report
do not impose one-size-fits-all solu-
tions for everyone, everywhere,”
said Education Secretary Betsy
DeVos, who led the commission.
“The primary responsibility for the
physical security of schools and the
safety of their students naturally
rests with states and local commu-
nities.”
Trump praised the report at a
White House event Tuesday, saying
“nothing is more important than
protecting our nation’s children.”
On the question of whether
schools should arm staff members,
the panel said it should be left to
states and schools to decide, but
DeVos said schools should “seri-
ously consider” the option. The re-
port highlights districts that have
armed staff members, and it steers
schools to federal funding that can
be used for firearm training.
Among the biggest proposals
is a rollback of 2014 guidance that
urges schools not to suspend, expel
or report students to police except
in the most extreme cases. Instead,
the guidance calls for a variety of
“restorative justice” remedies that
don’t remove students from the
classroom.
President Barack Obama’s ad-
ministration issued the guidance af-
ter finding that black students were
more than three times as likely as
their white peers to be suspended
or expelled. The directive warns
that schools suspected of discrimi-
nation — even if it is unintentional
— can face investigations and risk
losing federal funding.
But the policy came under scruti-
ny following the Parkland shooting,
with some conservatives suggest-
ing it discouraged school officials
from reporting the shooter’s past
behavioral problems to police.

Stock market woes raise

a nagging fear: Is a recession near?
‘While we aren’t explicitly forecasting a recession next one,” said John Higgins,
chief markets economist
year, we wouldn’t rule out a mild one’ of Capital Economics. “At
the least, we expect a sig-
John Higgins, chief markets economist of Capital Economics
nificant economic slow-
By JOSH BOAK business leaders are in- Tuesday’s slight gain — down.”
AP Economics Writer creasingly predicting that the Dow Jones Industrial Nearly half the chief fi-
it will end within the next Average rose 82 points, or nancial officers surveyed
BALTIMORE — Fears two years. 0.4 percent, after having by Duke University’s
of a recession have been The fact is that reces- lost over 1,000 over the Fuqua School of Business
mounting with the U.S. sions are a regular part previous two days — was foresee a recession by the
stock market appearing of the economic cycle. A barely a respite. end of next year. And by
to be headed for its worst downturn won’t neces- “While we aren’t ex- the end of 2020, 82 per-
December since 1931 — sarily happen in 2019. But plicitly forecasting a cent do so.
during the Great Depres- the free-fall in stock pric- recession next year, we
sion. es could hasten the day. wouldn’t rule out a mild
Wall Street’s sustained
slump has been fueled by
investor concerns about
lower corporate profits,
higher corporate debt, a
festering trade war be-
tween the United States
and China and a broader
global slowdown.
So is a U.S. recession
imminent?
Not necessarily.
Plenty of economic
gauges suggest that far
from being derailed by a
stock market that’s set to
suffer its first annual loss
in a decade, the $20 tril-
lion U.S. economy is bar-
reling forward. Employ-
ers are hiring, consumers
are spending ahead of the
holidays and economic
growth has been brisk,
thanks in part to Presi-
dent Donald Trump’s defi-
cit-financed tax cuts.
But the economy has
been growing since mid-
2009 and nothing — not
even what’s become the
second-longest U.S. ex-
pansion on record — lasts
forever. As the expansion
has aged, economists and

Trump signs order

to create US
Space Command
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump
launched the Pentagon’s
new Space Command
Tuesday, an effort to better
organize and advance the
military’s vast operations
in space that could cost as
much as $800 million over
the next five years.
Trump signed a one-
page memorandum
Tuesday authorizing the
Defense Department to
create the new command.
Speaking at the Kenne-
dy Space Center in Flor-
ida, Vice President Mike
Pence said, “a new era of
American national securi-
ty in space begins today.”
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Miller
Continued from Page 1A
“It’s not the same as it is at my
studio,” Miller said. “I only have
them for two hours a week and the
kids come and go. So what I can
teach them about the sport isn’t very
much compared to what I do at my
place.”
That, said Miller, isn’t the real
point anyway.
At the Boys and Girls Club,
Miller is looking for a way to divert
otherwise troubled kids’ powerful
“river of energy” for good.
“What I get out of this is trying
to conquer these rascals,” Miller
said. “I’m trying to figure them out.
Trying to do what keeps them busy,
figuring out what they like and don’t
like. It’s a challenge for me, but I’ve
always liked challenges.”
Turner said the twice-weekly
sessions with Miller are all about
equipping kids to tame their energy
and emotions.
“It’s about giving kids that tool
they can use when they are angry
or upset, a way to channel that in a
more positive way,” she said.
That, said Miller, is also his main
objective.
“This generation is a different
group. It really is,” he said. “They
have so many things to distract
them these days. It takes away from
being able to get into the gym and
running around. That’s the chal-
lenge. The kids are going to love you
regardless. One minute, they’re mad
at you, the next minute, they’re back
happy. That’s how it is with kids.
“So the main thing is helping
them find ways to use that ener-
gy that they like because they’re
going to use it one way, a way that’s Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
unacceptable, or another, a way Veteran taekwondo instructor Oliver Miller puts his class through their routines during an
that’s positive,” he added. “What I’m exhibition at the Columbus Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday. Miller was selected as the
trying to do here is find that positive club’s “Mentor of the Year” in appreciation of his work with the children, which he started
way.” in January.

Shannon
Continued from Page 1A
as interim superintendent
after former Superinten-
dent Philip Hickman’s
termination in February.
Shannon reverted to his
deputy superintendent
role when Labat came on
board.
At the hearing, school
board attorney David
Dunn read from a tran-
script which stated Shan-
non went to Simpson
County to interview and
“feel out” a potential dis-
trict employee. Shannon
testified previously he
and Labat collectively de-
cided he should “seal the
deal” with the applicant if
she was a good fit. Labat
claimed the conversation
was a lie.
“He said he was at
Simpson County feeling
the applicant out,” Labat
said. “I never asked and
I would never have con-
doned that behavior. ...I
was taken aback by it and
told him that that’s not
how we approach recruit-
ing applicants to the Co-
lumbus Municipal School
District.”
Labat said she spoke
with Shannon afterward
and discussed his expec-
tations in the district and
professional behavior.
“I was trying to work
with him and I hoped his
behavior would change,
that he would start being
more honest, but that did
not happen,” Labat said.
Dunn also listed Shan-
non threatening district
employees’ job security
and lying to Labat regard-
was untrustworthy and I
could not rely on him to
make critical decisions for
the district,” Labat said.
“I needed him to be hon-
est with me. I think it just
showed me that he would
continue to not tell the
truth.”
Shannon claimed he
had no knowledge of his
job performance, good
or bad, before receiving
his termination letter. La-
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff bat refuted that, saying
Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent she had approached him
Cherie Labat testifies during former deputy Superin- on numerous occasions
tendent Craig Shannon’s termination appeal hearing
Tuesday morning at Brandon Central Services. Shan- whenever issues arose.
non served as interim superintendent following the The school board
termination of former superintendent Philip Hickman in was not present for the
February until Labat’s arrival in June. hearing but will receive
hearing officer Dolton
ing another potential hire “I asked him several McAlpin’s report before
for the district as reasons times and he continued voting on Shannon’s ap-
for his termination. to let me know that he peal. McAlpin will not
give an opinion but will re-
port to Labat the facts “as
he sees them.”
From that point, the
board will have 30 days to
review the transcripts and
information and then vote
to either uphold or over-
turn the termination.
Neither Shannon nor
his attorney, Preston
Rideout of Greenwood,
would comment to The
Dispatch. Labat would not
speak to The Dispatch,
citing “personnel issues,”
and Dunn did not com-
ment and later did not re-
spond to calls.
The Dispatch has filed
a public information re-
quest for Shannon’s ter-
mination letter, which was
brought up as evidence
during the hearing.
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Foul trouble, Ducks’ free throw shooting help undo No. 4 Bulldogs
By ANNE M. PETERSON
The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. — Sabrina
Ionescu scored 29 points, in-
cluding all 17 of her free throws,
and No. 7 Oregon handed No. 4
Mississippi State its first loss
this season, 82-74 on Tuesday
night.
The Bulldogs (10-1) had won
46 regular-season nonconfer-
ence games, but couldn’t catch
up once the Ducks (9-1) started
to pull away in the fourth quar-
ter, boosted by their home fans.
Maite Cazorla added 20 points
for the Ducks.
Anriel Howard led Missis-
sippi State with a career-high
30 points. Oregon held senior
Teaira McCowan to five points,
but she had 11 rebounds.
Oregon went up 64-57 on
Ruthy Hebard’s short jumper
with 7:47 left.
Cazorla added a layup for
the Ducks before Bre’Amber
Scott’s 3-pointer for Mississippi
State.
A driving layup from Cazorla
made it 76-65 and got the crowd
GAME 12
n At Washington, 9 p.m. Thursday
(WKBB-FM 100.9)
at Matthew Knight Arena on its
feet. Jazzmun Holmes’ layup got
the Bulldogs within 80-74 with
1:23 left, but Howard fouled out
a short time later.
The Ducks went into the
game leading the nation with an
average of 92.4 points a game,
while the Bulldogs were a close
second at 92.3.
Oregon’s lone loss came on
Dec. 9 at Michigan State. The
team’s only other game against
a ranked opponent was back on
Nov. 1, when they downed then-
No. 18 Syracuse 75-73.
McCowan, Mississippi
State’s leading scorer, whose
eight double-doubles this sea-
son lead the nation, was de-
fended well by Hebard from the
start.
McCowan was handed an
unsportsmanlike conduct call
after an elbow on Hebard, and
Ionescu made both shots to
put the Ducks up 28-17 midway
through the second quarter. Io-
nescu’s 3-pointer and Cazorla’s
layup stretched the lead to 37-
31.
A technical foul was called
on Oregon coach Kelly Graves
with 0.8 seconds left in the half,
and Mississippi State made
both shots, then added a free
throw to take a 40-39 lead into
the break.
Howard led all scorers with
14 points at the break for the
Bulldogs.
Mississippi State pushed the
See BULLDOGS, 2B

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Prep Soccer Action

New normal: Coaches
adapt to signing early
By STEVE MEGARGEE
The Associated Press
College football fans
used to treat the first
Wednesday of February
like a virtual national hol-
iday. Now that recruiting
ritual and all the madness
surrounding it has shifted
to December.
Most schools are sign-
ing nearly all their incom-
ing recruits the week be-
fore Christmas.
The arrival of an early
signing period last year
enticed the vast majority
of last year’s top seniors to
finalize their college plans
in December . Coaches
and recruiting analysts
expect that pattern to
continue for the foresee-
able future — and they’ve
planned accordingly.
“I just think everybody
sees (December) as the
new signing date, in my
opinion,” Oklahoma State
coach Mike Gundy said.
This year’s early sign-
ing period begins Wednes-
day and runs through Fri-
day. Seniors also have the
option of waiting until the
Feb. 6 signing date. ESPN
director of recruiting Tom
Luginbill said 72 percent
of last year’s recruiting
class signed in December
rather than February.
“I would be surprised if
that’s not closer to 75-80
this time around,” Lugin-
bill said.
COMING THURSDAY
n A complete look at
National Signing Day for
Mississippi State University,
East Mississippi Community
College and the local high
schools may be found in
Thursday’s Dispatch.
That doesn’t surprise
longtime Santa Ana (Cal-
ifornia) Mater Dei coach
Bruce Rollinson, whose
program has six of the
nation’s top 350 senior
prospects according to
composite rankings of re-
cruiting sites compiled by
247Sports.
Rollinson, the high
school coach for current Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Southern California quar- Caledonia swept New Hope in
terback J.T. Daniels and Lowndes County prep soccer
action Tuesday night.
receiver Amon-Ra St. The Caledonia girls (7-1-2) won
Brown, said many seniors 2-1. For the Lady Feds, J.C.
want to sign now because Newman scored (on an assist
they’re tired of the re- from Clara Allen) and Hallie Kate
cruiting process. Other Brewer scored (on an assist from
seniors might feel pres- Cora Gibson).
sure to get it over with The Caledonia boys (8-2) won
now because so many of 4-0. Garrett Bergstrom had three
their classmates are al- goals, while Francisco Garcia
ready signing early. also scored. Wes Rollins had
three assists, while Ethan Rollins
“Right now statistical- had an assist.
ly I’m hearing anywhere In the photo above, Caledonia’s
from 80-85 percent of the Francisco Garcia puts a header
top players are going to on the goal.
sign Wednesday,” Roll- At right, New Hope’s Erika
inson said. “Well, if I’m a Edwards controls possession to
parent, I’m looking at that stop a Caledonia scoring threat.
and saying we’d better be
careful here, get signed
and lock down this schol-
arship and not take our
See Signing, 2B

Hoops at the Hump MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tide takes Rocket City Classic

By MARK McCARTER
The Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Donta Hall
made all six of his shots from the field,
scoring 21 points as Alabama eased
past Liberty 84-75 on Tuesday night in
the neutral-site Rocket City Classic.
A pair of players enjoying a home-
coming of sorts helped lift the Tide (7-
3) to their second consecutive victory.
Kira Lewis Jr., a freshman guard mak-
ing his first hometown appearance as a
collegian, scored 17 points and fellow
Huntsville product sophomore John
Petty added 16 points, all but two in the
second half.
Matt Bush/USA TODAY Sports Caleb Homesley scored a ca-
Robert Woodard II (12) and Lamar Peters (2) look to keep the good times going reer-high 23 and Scottie James col-
tonight when the No. 17 Mississippi State men’s basketball team (9-1) takes on lected a season-high 20 points with 11
Wofford (9-3) at 7 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum (SEC Network +; WKBB-FM 100.9 rebounds for Liberty (9-3).
and WFCA-FM (107.9). MSU is 6-0 at home this season. Alabama, with a 10-4 edge at the
free-throw line, took a 34-33 lead
into halftime. Petty canned a pair of
3-pointers in the first 1:42 of the sec-
ond half, enabling the Tide to create
some breathing room. He and Lewis
combined for 13 of Alabama’s 15 points
in one stretch.
Hall took advantage of some inside
mismatches for his six field goals and
went 9 for 11 from the foul line. Ala-
bama shot 25 for 39 from the line, com-
pared to 14 for 17 for the Flames.
The rather comfortable margin of
victory for the Tide was a welcomed
one. Alabama’s last five games had
been decided by six points or fewer,
with the Tide going 3-2. However, there
was a one-point differential at 10:35 of
the second half before a 13-4 Alabama
run.
This was the second loss to an SEC
team for Liberty.
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Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports

UAB wide receiver Andre Wilson (3) attempts a move past Northern Illinois linebacker Vinny Labus (50) during the
first half in the 2018 Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium. UAB won the game, 37-13 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Blazers cap season with win in Boca Raton Bowl

By HARVEY FIALKOV
The Associated Press
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Two sea-
sons after shutting down its football
program, UAB closed out the year
on an electrifying note.
Tyler Johnston III threw for 373
yards and four touchdowns, three
of them to Xavier Ubosi, and UAB
beat Northern Illinois 37-13 in the
Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.
Ubosi had seven catches for
227 yards for the Conference USA
champion Blazers (11-3), who got
their first-ever bowl victory in three
appearances. UAB played in its
second consecutive bowl since the
program was reinstated after the
self-imposed hiatus.
“I guess in our wildest dreams
we dreamed of winning a confer-
ence championship and then cap it
off with a bowl win, so it’s really that
sweet,” UAB coach Bill Clark said.
“I don’t think it could have gone any
better for us, so I’m very proud.”
Northern Illinois (8-6), the
Mid-American Conference cham-
pion, has lost six consecutive bowl
games since beating Arkansas in
the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl.
“It really comes down to three
things. We gave up three touch-
downs on three deep balls,” NIU
coach Rod Carey said. “Old-fash-
ioned go routes. Give those guys
credit. They ran by us. They threw
it, caught it. That’s the difference. If
not, it’s 16-13. In the fourth quarter,
I like our chances.
“We have to own it as coach-
es. We have to own it as players.
We didn’t coach good enough. We
didn’t play good enough. Thirteen
points isn’t winning football. Bum-
mer.”
Johnston, who took over the
starting job for the injured A.J. Er-
dely at midseason, set career highs
in passing yards and touchdown
passes, and Ubosi’s 227 yards were
the third-most receiving in a game
in school history. Ubosi came into
the game ranked second in the
country at 21.8 yards per catch, and
his TD receptions covered 70, 46
and 66 yards.
All-American Spencer Brown,
who entered with 1,167 rushing
yards and a school-record 16 touch-
downs, caught a 3-yard shovel pass
for a score and had 78 yards on the
ground.
UAB’s 10th-ranked defense ha-
rassed Huskes quarterback Marcus
Childers, sacking him five times
and forcing two fumbles (one lost).
He finished 22 of 29 for 179 yards
and had 35 yards rushing on 18
carries. NIU led the nation with 50
sacks, but never got to Johnston.
Johnston hit Ubosi in stride for
a 70-yard TD just 18 seconds after
the opening kickoff.
“It made it easier for me,” John-
ston said. “Everyone wants to score
on the first play of the game. I trust-
ed (Ubosi).”

Bulldogs
Continued from Page 1B
lead to 51-44 in the third quarter, after
Howard’s jumper, layup and free throw.
But the Ducks wouldn’t let the margin
go to double digits, and Oregon tied it at
55 on a pair of free throws from Taylor
Chavez. Mississippi coach Vic Schaefer
got a tech and Ionescu made both shots
to take a 57-55 lead into the final period.
The Bulldogs were hurt when guard
Jordan Danberry collected her fifth foul
early in the quarter, leaving the game
with 11 points.
Mississippi State was coming off an
86-42 victory over Southern Mississippi
on Friday, in the 700th game in program
history.
The Bulldogs have two wins this sea-
son over ranked opponents.
Big picture
Mississippi State: The Bulldogs, who
went into the game ranked third in the
nation with 28 blocked shots, added four
more against the Ducks. ... Mississippi
State has been in the top 10 in the AP
rankings for 45 straight weeks.
Oregon: Ionescu is one triple-double
away from breaking the overall NCAA
record of 12, held by Kyle Collinsworth,
who played for BYU. ... Oregon lost all
prior meetings with Mississippi State.
In addition to the matchup between
two ranked teams in Eugene, earlier in
the evening, No. 8 Stanford defeated No.
9 Tennessee 95-85, handing the Lady
Volunteers their first loss.

Signing
Continued from Page 1B
chances with a pool of 15
percent or 20 percent of
the scholarships that are
still available.”
The arrival of a De-
cember signing period
created uncertainty in
last year’s recruiting cy-
cle because nobody knew
just how many seniors
would end their college
selection process before
the winter holidays.
Now they have a better
idea.
“I think all of us coach-
es would tell you it sur-
prised us that so many
kids wanted to get it done
and signed in December,”
Texas coach Tom Herman
said.
The change in the
recruiting calendar has
forced most programs to
adjust. That includes of-
fering prospects earlier
and getting more of them
on campus for official vis-
its in the spring.
Once this early sign-
ing period has ended,
most teams will only be
pursuing a few more high
school seniors while shift-
ing their attention to the
sophomore and junior
classes.
“The way you go about
your business has totally
changed,” Texas A&M
coach Jimbo Fisher said.
Coaches aren’t the
only ones adapting. ESPN
has altered its recruiting
coverage based on what
happened during the first
year of the early signing
period.
Last year, ESPNU
aired two hours of cover-
age on the first day of the
early signing period and
two more hours on the fi-
nal day. Because so much
of the action during last
year’s early signing peri-
od occurred on the open-
ing day, ESPN will have
five hours of coverage this
Wednesday — two hours
on ESPN2 and three on
ESPNU.
There could be a little
more suspense with this
early signing period, as
Rivals director of recruit-
ing Mike Farrell said
more high-level recruits
entered December unde-
cided than at this time a
year ago. Seven of Rivals’
top 14 senior prospects re-
main uncommitted.
There’s also a new
wrinkle. Barton Sim-
mons, the 247Sports di-
rector of scouting, said
some players plan to sign
this week but want to keep
their decisions secret un-
til they announce their
plans at upcoming high
school all-star games.
“We’ll see if that’s fea-
sible for them, whether
they can keep it quiet or
if it’s going to leak,” Sim-
mons said.
Alabama leads the
247Sports Composite
team standings and is fol-
lowed in order by Georgia,
Texas A&M, LSU and Or-
egon. Simmons said the
team standings probably
won’t change dramatical-
ly by the end of the week,
though he mentioned Ten-
nessee (currently 16th),
Michigan (9th), Florida
(21st) and Southern Cal-
ifornia (28th) as teams
that could make a move.
Nearly all those teams
will have signed most of
their classes by the end of
the week.
“Teams have just
moved the goalposts up,”
Simmons said. “They’ve
effectively reassessed
where the finish line is -
and they’re calling the fin-
ish line December. Obvi-
ously if there’s more work
to be done in January, you
do it and there’s going to
be some guys you have to
keep on chasing, but most
programs are (working)
toward making this ear-
ly signing period the one
where they lock every-
body up.”
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball No. 7 Oregon 82,

No. 4 Mississippi State 74
Tight Ends: x-Zach Ertz, Philadelphia; George
Kittle, San Francisco
Wide Receivers: Davante Adams, Green Bay;
NBA MISSISSIPPI ST. (10-1): Bibby 5-11 0-0 x-Julio Jones, Atlanta; Adam Thielen, Minneso-

Local Prep Basketball

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
12, Howard 12-17 5-7 30, McCowan 2-5 1-1 5,
Danberry 4-8 3-4 11, Holmes 3-8 6-6 12, Car-
ta; x-Michael Thomas, New Orleans
Tackles: x-Terron Armstead, New Orleans;
x-Tyron Smith, Dallas; Trent Williams, Wash-
ter 0-1 1-2 1, Espinoza-Hunter 0-2 0-0 0, Scott
Columbus basketball squads split with Noxubee County Thursday’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
23 9 .719 —
20 12 .625 3
1-2 0-0 3, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Wiggins 0-0 0-2 0, ington
Guards: x-Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia;
MACON — Columbus High School improved to 9-0 in girls basket- Totals 27-54 16-22 74.
New Hope at Calhoun City Boston 18 11 .621 3½ OREGON (9-1): Boley 3-3 0-0 8, Hebard x-Zack Martin, Dallas; Trai Turner, Carolina
Running Backs: Saquon Barkley, N.Y. Giants;
ball action with a 70-6 win over Noxubee County Tuesday night. Brooklyn 14 18 .438 9 7-10 0-1 14, Sabally 1-3 2-2 4, Cazorla 7-10 6-6
Vardaman at Hamilton New York 9 23 .281 14 20, Ionescu 5-18 17-17 29, Gildon 0-0 0-0 0, Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas; x-Todd Gurley, L.A.
For Columbus, DJ Jackson had 14 points, while JaTyler Turner had Southeast Division Giomi 0-0 0-0 0, Chavez 2-5 2-2 7, Totals 25-49 Rams
13 points and Hannah White had 10 points. Friday’s Games W L Pct GB 27-28 82. Centers: x-Alex Mack, Atlanta; Max Under;
New Orleans
In the second game, the Columbus boys fell 53-50 to Noxubee Noxubee County at West Point Charlotte
Orlando
14 15 .483 —
14 15 .483 —
Mississippi St. 17 23 15 19 —74
Oregon 19 20 18 25 —82 Fullback: x-Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
County. Tijah McCrary had 15 points for the Falcons. DEFENSE
Lafayette at Aberdeen Miami
Washington
13 16 .448 1
12 19 .387 3
3-Point Goals—Mississippi St. 4-13
Defensive Ends: Danielle Hunter, Minnesota;
(Bibby 2-5, Howard 1-4, Holmes 0-2, Espi-
Columbus Christian at Delta Academy Atlanta 7 23 .233 7½ noza-Hunter 0-1, Scott 1-1), Oregon 5-12 x-Cameron Jordan, New Orleans; x-Demarcus

Mississippi State Joe Horne Christmas Classic

Milwaukee
Central Division
W L Pct GB
20 9 .690 —
Collegiate Baseball ranks baseball at No. 27 At Columbus High School Indiana 20 11 .645 1
Detroit 14 14 .500 5½
STARKVILLE — With just under two months until the opening of Minor (Ala.) girls vs. West Lowndes, 2 p.m. Cleveland 8 23 .258 13
the new Dudy Noble Field and the start of the Chris Lemonis era, the Holly Springs boys vs. Minor (Ala.), 3:30 p.m. Chicago 7 24 .226 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mississippi State baseball program received its first preseason national Horn Lake girls at Columbus, 5 p.m. Southwest Division
ranking from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. W L Pct GB
(Boley 2-2, Hebard 0-1, Cazorla 0-2, Ionescu
2-4, Chavez 1-3). Assists—Mississippi St. 14
(Holmes 7), Oregon 14 (Cazorla 5). Fouled
Out—Mississippi St. Howard, Danberry, Re-
bounds—Mississippi St. 25 (McCowan 11), Or-
egon 27 (Hebard 6). Total Fouls—Mississippi
St. 20, Oregon 17. Technical Fouls—Mississip-
pi St. TEAM 1,Oregon TEAM 1.A—8,951.
AP Top 25 Women Fared
Lawrence, Dallas
Inside/Middle Linebackers: x-Luke Kuechly,
Carolina; Bobby Wagner, Seattle
Interior Lineman: x-Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia;
x-Aaron Donald, L.A. Rams; Akiem Hicks,
Chicago
Cornerbacks: x-Kyle Fuller, Chicago; Byron
Jones, Dallas; x-Patrick Peterson, Arizona;
Darius Slay, Detroit
Outside Linebackers: Anthony Barr, Minnesota;

After a 2018 season that included 21 come-from-behind victories, Pinson Valley (Ala.) boys vs. Starkville, 6:30 p.m. Memphis 16 14 .533 — Tuesday’s Games
x-Ryan Kerrigan, Washington; x-Khalil Mack,
Chicago
Dallas 15 14 .517 ½ 1. UConn (9-0) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma,
seven walk-off wins and a magical run to the College World Series, the Caledonia boys at Columbus, 8 p.m. Houston 15 14 .517 ½ Wednesday.
Free Safeties: x-Eddie Jackson, Chicago; Har-
rison Smith, Minnesota
San Antonio 16 15 .516 ½ 2. Notre Dame (9-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Diamond Dawgs begin the season ranked No. 27 by the publication. Saturday’s Games New Orleans 15 16 .484 1½ Western Kentucky, Wednesday.
Strong Safety: Landon Collins, N.Y. Giants
SPECIALISTS
Of the 40 teams in the preseason rankings, 11 of those appear on Joe Horne Christmas Classic Northwest Division 3. Louisville (11-0) did not play. Next: at Central Punter: x-Michael Dickson, Seattle
W L Pct GB Michigan, Thursday.
the Bulldog’s 2019 schedule, including seven SEC opponents, with 31 Placekicker: x-Aldrick Rosas, N.Y. Giants
At Columbus High School Denver 21 9 .700 — 4. Mississippi State (10-1) lost to No. 7 Ore- Return Specialist: x-Tarik Cohen, Chicago
games versus ranked teams. A 14-day stretch at the beginning of the Oklahoma City 19 10 .655 1½ gon 82-74. Next: at Washington, Thursday. Special Teamer: x-Cory Littleton, L.A. Rams
season will feature a weekend set with No. 30 Southern Miss, games Minor (Ala.) boys vs. Kosciusko, 11 a.m. Portland 17 13 .567 4 5. Maryland (10-0) did not play. Next: at Dela-
Minnesota 14 16 .467 7
against No. 4 Texas Tech and No. 40 Sam Houston State in the Frisco Minor (Ala.) girls vs. Ridgeway (Tenn.), 12:30 p.m. Utah 14 17 .452 7½
ware, Thursday.
6. Baylor (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Texas-Rio
Bowl Schedule
Pacific Division Tuesday, Dec. 18
College Classic and a mid-week contest with No. 35 East Carolina. Grande Valley, Monday.
Horn Lake girls vs. Starkville, 2 p.m. W L Pct GB 7. Oregon (9-1) beat No. 4 Mississippi State 82-
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
The 2019 squad features 18 returners from the CWS squad a Golden State 21 10 .677 — UAB 37, Northern Illinois 13
Ridgeway (Tenn.) boys vs. Starkville, 3:30 p.m. 74. Next: vs. Air Force, Thursday.
L.A. Lakers 18 13 .581 3 8. Stanford (7-1) beat No. 9 Tennessee 95-85.
season ago, including nine student-athletes that started at least 30 L.A. Clippers 17 13 .567 3½ Wednesday, Dec. 19
games in the field. The pitching staff will look to fill a pair of open spots Olive Branch girls at Columbus, 5 p.m. Sacramento 16 14 .533 4½
Next: at Buffalo, Friday.
9. Tennessee (8-1) lost to No. 8 Stanford 95-85.
Frisco (Texas) Bowl
San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 7 p.m.
in the weekend rotation, with Ethan Small’s 18 starts in 2018 being more Pinson Valley (Ala.) boys vs. Okolona, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix 7 24 .226 14 Next: vs. ETSU, Friday. (ESPN)
10. N.C. State (11-0) did not play. Next: at Chat-
than the rest of the returning staff combined from last season. New Hope boys at Columbus, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s Games tanooga, Friday. Thursday, Dec. 20
Cleveland 92, Indiana 91 11. Oregon State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs.
On Monday, senior Jake Mangum was named to Collegiate
Baseball’s Preseason All-America squad. He was the lone SEC rep- Prep Soccer Atlanta 118, Washington 110
Brooklyn 115, L.A. Lakers 110
Duke, Thursday.
12. Texas (7-2) did not play. Next: at Texas-Rio
Gasparilla Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 7 p.m.
resentative on the first team and the only SEC position player selected Thursday’s Match Denver 126, Dallas 118
Today’s Games
Grande Valley, Thursday. (ESPN)
13. Minnesota (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Wis-
to the first or second team of the publication’s All-America squads. Tupelo at Starkville High, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Mangum and the freshman All-American duo of Tanner Allen and
Men’s College Basketball
New York at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Orlando, 6 p.m.
consin, Saturday.
14. California (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1
UConn, Saturday.
Hockey
Rowdey Jordan are the only returners that started at least 50 games for Indiana at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. 15. Syracuse (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. NHL
State last season. Today’s Games Phoenix at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Duquesne, Friday. EASTERN CONFERENCE
16. Iowa (8-2) did not play. Next: at Drake, Atlantic Division
A talented crop of 18 newcomers join the fold, as well, including two Southern Miss at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Friday. GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. 17. Arizona State (8-2) did not play. Next: vs.
freshmen and one transfer student-athlete choosing the Maroon and Wofford at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. Washington at Houston, 7 p.m. Fresno State, Thursday.
Tampa Bay 34 25 7 2 52 138 97
Tampa Bay 35 26 7 2 54 143 99
White over Major League Baseball following the 2018 First Year Player Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m. 18. Kentucky (11-1) beat Western Carolina 99-
Friday’s Games Memphis at Portland, 9 p.m. 39. Next: vs. Murray State, Friday.
Toronto 34 22 10 2 46 124 95
Draft. Freshmen Eric Cerantola (30th Round; Tampa Bay) and JT Ginn Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m. 19. Marquette (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2
Buffalo 35 20 10 5 45 107 103
(1st Round; Los Angeles Dodgers), along with junior Gunner Halter Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee (Nashville), 7 Thursday’s Games Notre Dame, Saturday.
Boston 34 18 12 4 40 94 88
Montreal 34 17 12 5 39 108 111
Houston at Miami, 7 p.m.
(26th Round; Cleveland) were each chosen in the 2018 MLB Draft. p.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
20. DePaul (8-3) did not play. Next: at Loyola of
Chicago, Thursday.
Ottawa 35 15 16 4 34 116 135
Detroit 35 14 16 5 33 100 118
n Kagan leaves soccer program for Oregon State: At Southern Miss at South Dakota, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games 21. Gonzaga (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Idaho, Florida 32 13 13 6 32 106 115
Cleveland at Toronto, 6 p.m. Thursday.
Starkville, after helping guide the Mississippi State women’s soccer Penn State at Alabama, 8 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m. 22. Michigan State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
program to two of the most successful seasons in program history, Atlanta at New York, 6:30 p.m. FAU, Thursday. Washington 32 20 9 3 43 122 100
including its first NCAA Tournament appearance, associate head coach Saturday’s Game Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. 23. Texas A&M (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Columbus 33 18 12 3 39 108 105
Milwaukee at Boston, 7 p.m. Southern Cal, Wednesday.
Matt Kagan is headed to Oregon State. Mississippi State vs. Wright State (Jackson), 6 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 7 p.m. 24. Miami (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Vander-
N.Y. Islanders 33 17 12 4 38 96 93
Pittsburgh 33 15 12 6 36 112 108
OSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes named
Kagan the fifth head coach of the Beavers on Tuesday.
Women’s College Basketball Minnesota at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.
bilt, Thursday.
25. South Carolina (6-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Temple, Friday.
N.Y. Rangers 33 15 13 5 35 97 107
Carolina 32 14 13 5 33 84 93
Philadelphia 32 13 15 4 30 96 118
“Words cannot describe how happy I am for Matt,” MSU head Today’s Game New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. New Jersey 32 11 14 7 29 96 118
Troy at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Tuesday’s Men’s USA Today Women’s Top 25 WESTERN CONFERENCE
coach Tom Anagnost said. “He is a great coach and an even better The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s Central Division
person who has truly earned this great opportunity. Although I am sad Thursday’s Games Major Scores college basketball poll, with first-place votes GP W L OT Pts GF GA
EAST in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, Winnipeg 34 22 10 2 46 122 98
to see him go I am far more genuinely overjoyed for him. He has done Alabama vs. Virginia (Orlando, Florida), 3 p.m. Buffalo 71, Syracuse 59 points based on 25 points for a first-place vote Nashville 35 22 11 2 46 108 88
so well wherever he has been and I know he will make Oregon State Coll. of Charleston 83, Siena 58 through one point for a 25th-place vote and Colorado 34 18 10 6 42 122 106
Southern Miss at Southeastern Louisiana, 6 p.m. Georgetown 83, Appalachian St. 73 previous ranking: Dallas 34 17 14 3 37 94 93
better.” Mount St. Mary’s 56, American U. 55 Minnesota 33 17 14 2 36 101 95
Prior to his time in Starkville, Kagan served as an assistant coach Mississippi State at Washington, 9 p.m. Providence 73, Albany (NY) 43 Record Pts Pvs St. Louis 32 13 15 4 30 92 108
UConn 97, Drexel 65 1. UConn (32) 9-0 800 1
at five institutions including a stint under Anagnost at Miami (Fla.). His Friday’s Game Vermont 83, St. Bonaventure 76, 2OT 2. Notre Dame 9-1 759 2
Chicago 36 11 19 6 28 101 136
Pacific Division
experience also included a head coaching job at Division III Worcester SOUTH 3. Louisville 11-0 736 3
Alabama vs. Miami, Florida (Orlando, Florida), Alabama 84, Liberty 75 4. Mississippi State 10-0 704 5

Calgary
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
35 22 11 2 46 122 95
State (2005-07). 5:15 p.m. Charlotte 55, East Carolina 49 5. Maryland 10-0 661 6 San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 116 103
“My time in Starkville was wonderful,” Kagan said. “I will miss the Clemson 78, Charleston Southern 51 6. Baylor 8-1 604 4 Anaheim 36 19 12 5 43 94 103
Duke 101, Princeton 50 7. Oregon 8-1 600 7 Vegas 36 19 15 2 40 107 102
people and the community that make the town so great. MSU soccer is Elon 76, Kennesaw St. 67 8. Tennessee 8-0 581 9 Edmonton 35 18 14 3 39 99 105
on the rise, and the sky is the limit for this great program.”
Kagan is the second associate head coach under Anagnost to
on the air Florida 71, Mercer 63
Georgia 81, Oakland 69
Georgia Southern 79, Bradley 74, OT
9. Stanford
10. N.C. State
11. Oregon State
7-1 557
11-0 538
8-2 435
11
10
8
Vancouver
Arizona
37 16 17 4 36 112 123
33 14 17 2 30 82 92
Los Angeles 35 12 20 3 27 79 107
have accepted a head coach position following his tenure at MSU.
Jason Hamilton, a member of the Bulldogs’ 2017 coaching staff, just
Today Jacksonville St. 64, North Alabama 50
Louisiana-Lafayette 80, McNeese St. 67
Louisiana-Monroe 95, Nicholls 68
12. Texas
13. California
14. Syracuse
8-2 434
9-0 397
9-2 356
12
13
14
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
completed his first season at the helm of East Carolina. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Murray St. 66, Evansville 64 15. Iowa 8-2 315 15 and two wild cards per conference advance to
New Orleans 90, Williams Baptist 62 16. Minnesota 10-0 307 16
“I believe this great news also speaks volumes for our Mississippi 5:30 p.m. — St. Francis (N.Y) at St. John’s, FS1 Northwestern St. 84, Louisiana College 64 17. Marquette 9-2 282 16
playoffs.

State soccer program,” Anagnost said. “An assistant coach from here South Florida 82, FIU 73 18. DePaul 8-3 221 18
5:30 p.m. — Sacred Heart University at Seton Stetson 80, UNC-Asheville 74 18. Kentucky 10-1 221 20
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 5, Buffalo 2
deservingly ascending to being a head coach at a Power Five school Hall, FS2 The Citadel 82, Campbell 76 20. Arizona State 8-2 218 19 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2
demonstrates how much this program has improved and grown on a UAB 76, Alcorn St. 49 21. Gonzaga 10-1 162 21 Toronto 7, New Jersey 2
national level.” 6 p.m. — Central Arkansas at Indiana, Big Ten Network UNC-Greensboro 65, Radford 58 22. Michigan State
23. Miami
9-1 111
9-2 88
22
22
N.Y. Rangers 3, Anaheim 1
UT Martin 75, Chattanooga 72 San Jose 4, Minnesota 0
6 p.m. — Penn State at Duquesne, CBS Sports MIDWEST 24. Texas A&M 8-2 67 — Dallas 2, Calgary 0
Akron 82, Tennessee St. 60 25. Southern Cal 9-0 45 —
Mississippi University for Women
Chicago 2, Nashville 1
Network Butler 76, Presbyterian 67 Others receiving votes: Florida State 42, South St. Louis 4, Edmonton 1
Kansas 89, South Dakota 53 Florida 30, South Carolina 28, South Dakota
6 p.m. — Auburn at North Carolina, ESPN2 Loyola of Chicago 75, Benedictine 47 23, Virginia Tech 22, Iowa State 17, West Vir-
N.Y. Islanders 3, Arizona 1
Men’s basketball falls to Wiley College 6 p.m. — Virginia at South Carolina, SEC Network Marquette 92, North Dakota 66 ginia 10, Indiana 7, UAB 6, Missouri 4, New
Tampa Bay 5, Vancouver 2
Los Angeles 4, Winnipeg 1
MARSHALL, Tex. — In the final game before taking a break for Missouri 71, Xavier 56 Mexico 3, South Alabama 3, South Dakota Today’s Games
the Christmas holiday, the Owls men’s basketball team dropped a 7:30 p.m. — University of the Incarnate Word at Notre Dame 69, Binghamton 56
Ohio St. 75, Youngstown St. 56
State 3, UCF 2, Michigan 1. Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.
hard-fought match-up in Alumni Gymnasium as the No. 13 ranked Wiley
College Wildcats outlasted The W, 87-78.
DePaul, FS2
8 p.m. — UCLA at Cincinnati, ESPN2
Purdue Fort Wayne 87, IUPUI 77
Rice 75, Rio Grande 67 Football Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Wright St. 78, Morehead St. 67
Tavonta Jones had a team-high 20 points for The W (1-11), SOUTHWEST NFL Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.
8 p.m. — Georgia Tech at Arkansas, SEC Network Arkansas St. 71, Missouri St. 63 AMERICAN CONFERENCE
New Jersey at Columbus, 6 p.m.
shooting 8-for-20 from the field, 1-for-2 in 3-point range, and 5-for-7 Sam Houston St. 78, Alabama St. 57 East
at the line. The junior guard also lent two assist and three rebounds to
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Stephen F. Austin 59, Baylor 58 W L T Pct PF PA Florida at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
New England 9 5 0 .643 374 310
the effort. 11 a.m. — National Signing Day Special, ESPNU Texas A&M-CC 81, Huston-Tillotson 63
FAR WEST Miami 7 7 0 .500 295 374 Chicago at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 215 333 Montreal at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Keith Harris and DJ Clark did well in scoring with double-digit 7 p.m. — Frisco Bowl: San Diego State vs. Ohio, Denver 76, Montana St. 64
Gonzaga 89, Texas-Arlington 55 N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 292 359 Tampa Bay at Calgary, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
points. Harris, a junior guard from Starkville, put up 17 points with five ESPN Oregon 71, Florida A&M 64 South
N.Y. Islanders at Vegas, 9 p.m.
S. Dakota St. 74, E. Washington 64 W L T Pct PF PA
assist and three boards while Clark gave 15 points with a game-high of NBA Houston 10 4 0 .714 352 281 Winnipeg at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
nine rebounds and three assists. Alabama 84, Liberty 75
Transactions
Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 372 300
2 p.m. — G-League, Raptors 905 vs. Memphis, LIBERTY (9-3): James 7-8 4-6 20, Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 268 254
Pacheco-Ortiz 0-0 0-0 0, Cabbil 1-4 4-4 6, Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 225 289
ESPNU
Ole Miss 4:30 p.m. — G-League, Lakeland vs. Maine, ESPNU
Homesley 7-16 4-4 23, Cuffee 2-5 1-2 5, Gumbs
1-5 0-0 3, Baxter-Bell 1-4 0-0 2, Newton 0-0
0-0 0, McGhee 4-11 0-0 11, McDowell 2-4 1-1

North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 8 5 1 .607 384 316
Tuesday’s Moves
BASEBALL
Brown, Little earn postseason honors in football 7 p.m. — G-League, Erie vs. Texas, ESPNU 5. Totals 25-57 14-17 75.
ALABAMA (7-3): Hall 6-6 9-11 21, Lewis
Baltimore
Cleveland
8 6 0 .571 341
6 7 1 .464 309
253
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COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Announced
the resignation of executive vice president
OXFORD — Two Rebels were named to the Phil Steele All-Ameri- 9 p.m. — Memphis at Portland, Fox Sports 7-12 2-3 17, Jones 3-4 2-4 8, Petty 5-12 3-3 16, Cincinnati 6 8 0 .429 337 413 Chris Park, effective Dec. 31.
West American League
ca team, the organization announced on Tuesday. Mack 1-3 2-4 5, Smith 0-1 0-2 0, Reese 1-5 5-8 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated INF/
Junior A.J. Brown earned second team honors at wide receiver, Southeast 7, Ingram 2-3 1-2 7, A.Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Norris W L T Pct PF PA
x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 499 380 OF Rosell Herrera for assignment. Agreed to
0-2 1-2 1. Totals 26-50 25-39 84. terms with OF Terrance Gore on a one-year
while offensive lineman Greg Little also hauled in second team NHL Halftime—Alabama 34-33. 3-Point x-L.A. Chargers 11 3 0 .786 395 298
contract and with OF Bubba Starling, 1B Samir
Goals—Liberty 11-23 (Homesley 5-10, Mc- Denver 6 8 0 .429 306 299
accolades. 7 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Washington, NBC Sports Ghee 3-8, James 2-2, Gumbs 1-1, Cuffee Oakland 3 11 0 .214 260 418 Duenez and RHP Jason Adam on minor league
contracts.
A junior out of Starkville, Brown re-wrote the receiving record NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Network 0-1, Cabbil 0-1), Alabama 7-17 (Petty 3-7,
Ingram 2-3, Lewis 1-2, Mack 1-2, Norris 0-1, East TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
books in his three years at Ole Miss. He stands as the all-time leading W L T Pct PF PA RHP Lance Lynn on a three-year contract.
receiver in Ole Miss history with 2,984 yards. He had 12 100-yard
SOCCER Reese 0-2). Fouled Out—Ingram, Cuffee.
Rebounds—Liberty 29 (James 11), Alabama Dallas 8 6 0 .571 276 269 National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with INF
receiving performances during his career, also a program record. 1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs. RB 28 (Hall 5). Assists—Liberty 11 (Homesley 5), Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 311
Washington 7 7 0 .500 265
318
310 Daniel Descalso on a two-year contract.
Alabama 11 (Lewis 4). Total Fouls—Liberty 27, WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to
Little, a junior out of Allen, Texas, has anchored the Ole Miss Leipzig, FS1 Alabama 17. A—5,781 (7,198). N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 307
South
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terms with 1B Matt Adams on a one-year
offensive line, appearing in every game at left tackle for the last three 1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Frankfurt vs. FSV AP Top 25 Men Fared W L T Pct PF PA contract.
y-New Orleans 12 2 0 .857 459 292 BASKETBALL
seasons. Heralded as one of the top NFL Draft prospects for 2019, Mainz, FS2 Tuesday’s Games National Basketball Association
1. Kansas (10-0) beat South Dakota 89-53. Carolina 6 8 0 .429 333 344
Little also garnered second team All-America from the Sporting News, Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 356 381 NBA — Fined Toronto coach Nick Nurse
Walter Camp Foundation and FWAA. He was also a first team All-SEC 9:30 p.m. — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal, Next: at No. 18 Arizona State, Saturday.
2. Duke (10-1) beat Princeton 101-50. Next: vs. Tampa Bay 5 9 0 .357 344 403 $15,000 for public criticism of officiating and
North Atlanta G Kent Bazemore $10,000 for throwing
selection by the Associated Press and the league coaches. Real Madrid vs. TBD, FS2 No. 12 Texas Tech, Thursday.
W L T Pct PF PA the ball into the stands.
3. Tennessee (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Sam- PHOENIX SUNS — Waived G Austin Rivers.
n Baseball sits at No. 11: At Oxford, the first preseason rankings WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ford, Wednesday. y-Chicago 10 4 0 .714 383
Minnesota 7 6 1 .536 323
264
308 WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned F Oka-
of the 2019 season are in, and Ole Miss baseball checked in at No. 11 4. Michigan (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Air ro White to Capital City (NBAGL). Signed G
7:30 p.m. — Connecticut at Oklahoma, FS1 Force, Saturday. Green Bay 5 8 1 .393 332
Detroit 5 9 0 .357 284
331
333 Chasson Randle from Capital City.
in the Collegiate Baseball Fabulous 40 poll presented by Big League
Thursday
5. Virginia (9-0) did not play. Next: at South NBA G League
Carolina, Wednesday. West
Chew bubble gum. 6. Nevada (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Akron, W L T Pct PF PA CAPITAL CITY GO-GO — Reacquired G Devin
Sweetney.
The Rebels are one of five Southeastern Conference teams in the COLLEGE BASKETBALL Saturday. y-L.A. Rams 11 3 0 .786 448
Seattle 8 6 0 .571 363
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292 Women’s NBA
top 15 of the poll. Seven SEC squads landed in the top 25, while nine 7. Auburn (9-1) did not play. Next: at N.C. State, DALLAS WINGS — Named Brian Agler coach.
6 p.m. — Ohio at Purdue, Big Ten Network Wednesday. San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 301 373
Arizona 3 11 0 .214 192 367 FOOTBALL
where in the top 40. All 14 teams received votes in the poll. 8. Gonzaga (10-2) beat Texas-Arlington 89-55. National Football League
Ole Miss’ 2019 schedule features three top-10 teams and nine
6 p.m. — Texas Tech vs. Duke, Madison Square Next: vs. Denver, Friday. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Jon-
9. North Carolina (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. x-clinched playoff spot
teams in the top 40, in addition to seven more opponents receiving Garden, ESPN2 No. 19 Kentucky, Saturday. y-clinched division athan Anderson and CBs Dontae Johnson
and Quinten Rollins. Signed CBs Chris Jones
votes in the poll. 7 p.m. — Coe at Creighton, FS1 10. Michigan State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Oakland, Friday. Saturday’s Games and Deatrick Nichols from the practice squad.
Washington at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Re-signed CB Jonathan Moxey to the practice
n Reid earns conference honor in women’s basketball: At COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11. Florida State (9-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Baltimore at L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m. squad.
Birmingham, Alabama, for the second time this season, Ole Miss North Florida, Wednesday. ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed RB Ito Smith
7 p.m. — Gasparilla Bowl: Marshall vs. South 12. Texas Tech (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. Sunday’s Games
Atlanta at Carolina, Noon on injured reserve. Waived WR Julian Williams
women’s basketball redshirt freshman Mimi Reid has been named the 2 Duke, Thursday. from the practice squad. Signed RB Jeremy
SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday Florida, ESPN 13. Virginia Tech (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. Houston at Philadelphia, Noon
N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, Noon Langford from the practice squad and WR
N.C. A&T, Wednesday.
morning. NBA 14. Buffalo (11-0) beat Syracuse 71-59. Next: at
Green Bay at N.Y. Jets, Noon Christian Blake and OL Chris Durant to the
practice squad.
Minnesota at Detroit, Noon
No. 20 Marquette, Friday.
Reid started in both games for the Rebels last week vs. Louisiana 2 p.m. — G-League, Rio Grande Valley vs. Long 15. Ohio State (10-1) beat Youngstown State
Buffalo at New England, Noon BUFFALO BILLS — Placed RB Marcus Murphy
on injured reserve. Signed WR Victor Bolden
and LA Tech, averaging 10.5 points and 8.5 assists over 37 minutes Cincinnati at Cleveland, Noon
Island, ESPNU 75-56. Next: vs. UCLA, Saturday.
16. Wisconsin (9-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Jacksonville at Miami, Noon from San Francisco’s practice squad.
per game. Tampa Bay at Dallas, Noon CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed LB Malik
2:30 p.m. — G-League, Wisconsin vs. Memphis, Grambling State, Saturday. L.A. Rams at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Jefferson on injured reserve. Signed LB Chris
17. Mississippi State (9-1) did not play. Next: Chicago at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Worley from the practice squad and S Chris
NBA TV
Alabama 4:30 p.m. — G-League, South Bay vs. Greens-
vs. Wofford, Wednesday.
18. Arizona State (8-2) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 1 Kansas, Saturday.
Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Cooper to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed OL Kyle
Friend to the practice squad.
Devine takes over volleyball program boro, ESPNU 19. Kentucky (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9
North Carolina, Saturday.
Denver at Oakland, 7:15 p.m. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed RB Aaron
Jones on injured reserve and TE Ethan Wolf
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Director of Athletics Greg Byrne has 7 p.m. — G-League, Salt Lake City vs. Fort 20. Marquette (9-2) beat North Dakota 92-66.
Next: vs. No. 14 Buffalo, Friday.
Pro Bowl Rosters on the practice squad injured list. Signed WR
announced the hiring of Lindsey Devine as The University of Alabama’s To Be Held: Sunday, Jan. 27 Allen Lazard from Jacksonville’s practice squad
next head volleyball coach.
Wayne, ESPNU 21. Houston (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Utah
State, Thursday.
At Camping World Stadium and DL Eric Cotton and CB D.J. Killings to the
Orlando, Fla. practice squad.
Devine arrives in Tuscaloosa following a successful 16-year stint 7 p.m. — Houston at Miami, TNT 22. Indiana (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Central (x-denotes starter) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed LB Skai
Arkansas, Wednesday. AFC Moore and DT Al Woods on injured reserve.
at East Tennessee State as its all-time winningest coach. Under her 8 p.m. — G-League, Delaware vs. Stockton, NBA TV 23. Iowa (9-2) beat Western Carolina 78-60. OFFENSE Signed S J.J. Wilcox. Signed LB Tegray Scales
Next: vs. Savannah State, Saturday.
tenure, 28 student-athletes earned all-conference accolades, including 9:30 p.m. — G-League, Santa Cruz vs. Lakeland, 24. Furman (12-0) did not play. Next: at LSU,
Quarterbacks: Tom Brady, New England; x-Pat- to the practice squad.
rick Mahomes, Kansas City; Philip Rivers, L.A. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed G Gabe Jack-
three Player of the Year, three Libero of the Year and two Freshman of ESPNU Friday. Chargers son on injured reserve. Waived LB Emmanuel
25. Nebraska (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Cal
the Year award-winners. State Fullerton, Saturday.
Tight ends: Eric Ebron, Indianapolis; x-Travis Lamur. Signed DB Rico Gafford and DT Gabe
This season, Devine was named the Southern Conference 9:30 p.m. — Dallas at LA Clippers, TNT Kelce, Kansas City Wright from the practice squad.

SOCCER Tuesday’s Women’s Wide Receivers: Keenan Allen, L.A. Chargers; SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed CB Ahkel-
Coach of the Year for the second time in three years after leading the Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh; x-Tyreek Hill, Kan- lo Witherspoon on injured reserve. Signed DB
Major Scores sas City: x-DeAndre Hopkins, Houston. Tyvis Powell to a one-year contract.
Buccaneers to a regular season conference title and its highest win 5:30 p.m. — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal, EAST Tackles: Eric Fisher, Kansas City; x-Taylor SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed G Jordan
total (28) since 1983. ETSU earned an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA TBD, FS2 Bucknell 73, Youngstown St. 68 Lewan, Tennessee; x-Alejandro Villanueva, Simmons on injured reserve. Signed RB Bo
Buffalo 75, Dartmouth 69 Pittsburgh Scarbrough from Jacksonville’s practice squad.
Tournament, the first team in Southern Conference history to do so, Delaware 69, Gardner-Webb 45 Guards: x-David DeCastro, Pittsburgh; Quen- TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed TE Alan
marking back-to-back postseason appearances for the Bucs.
7:30 p.m. — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal, Marist 90, Northeastern 84 ton Nelson, Indianapolis; x-Marshal Yanda, Cross and S Justin Evans on injured reserve.
n Benjamin earns conference honor in women’s basketball: Real Madrid vs. TBD, FS2 Pittsburgh 60, UNC-Wilmington 56
Robert Morris 64, Delaware St. 63
Baltimore
Running Backs: x-James Conner, Pittsburgh,
Signed TE Donnie Ernsberger from the prac-
tice squad.
At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, freshman De’Sha Benjamin was named the
Southeastern Conference Co-Freshman of the Week, the conference
Friday West Virginia 72, Morgan St. 37
SOUTH
Melvin Gordon, L.A. Chargers; Phillip Lindsay,
Denver.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed CB Logan
Ryan on injured reserve. Signed CB Kenneth
Auburn 84, Coastal Carolina 78 Durden from the practice squad and LB Gimel
office announced on Tuesday morning. The honor is the first of Ben-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Charlotte 88, Wright St. 85
Centers: x-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; Mike
Pouncey, L.A. Chargers President to the practice squad.
jamin’s career and the first for an Alabama player since junior Jordan 5:30 p.m. — UC (Irvine) at Butler, FS1 Clemson 68, Marshall 54
Davidson 83, Presbyterian 56
DEFENSE
Defensive Ends: x-Myles Garrett, Cleveland;
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed CB
Joshua Holsey on injured reserve. Signed DB
Lewis earned SEC Freshman of the Week five times back in 2016-17. 6 p.m. — Oakland at Michigan State, Big Ten E. Kentucky 70, Brescia 41 Melvin Ingram, L.A. Chargers; x-J.J. Watt, Harlan Miller. Signed DB Alex Carter, RB Rus-
Elon 73, NC A&T 64 Houston sell Hansbrough and WR Montay Crockett to
Network Georgia Southern 64, Winthrop 55 Inside/Middle Linebackers: Benardrick McKin- the practice squad.
Kentucky 99, W. Carolina 39 ney, Houston; x-C.J. Mosley, Baltimore HOCKEY
6 p.m. — Oregon at Baylor, ESPN2
Southern Mississippi 6 p.m. — Detroit Mercy at Xavier, FS2
LSU 76, Nicholls 44
Mercer 85, Howard 70
Miami (Ohio) 58, Jacksonville St. 41
Interior Lineman: x-Geno Atkins, Cincinnati;
x-Jurrell Casey; Tennessee; Cameron Hey-
ward, Pittsburgh
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned G Nick
Schneider from Stockton (AHL) to Kansas City
Women’s basketball routs Blue Mountain 7:30 p.m. — Buffalo at Marquette, FS1 Norfolk St. 71, Saint Augustine’s 38
North Carolina 71, Rice 50
Cornerbacks: Stephon Gilmore, New England;
x-Xavien Howard, Miami; x-Jalen Ramsey,
(ECHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Assigned D Josh
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles came 8 p.m. — Oklahoma at Northwestern, Big Ten S. Illinois 65, Murray St. 59 Jacksonville; Denzel Ward, Cleveland Anderson from Colorado (AHL) to Utah (ECHL).
out with a big win over Blue Mountain College, 84-38 on Tuesday night SC-Upstate 71, Brevard College 53 Outside Linebackers: x-Jadeveon Clowney, SOCCER
in Reed Green Coliseum. Network Southern Miss. 84, Blue Mountain 38 Houston; Dee Ford, Kansas City; x-Von Miller, Major League Soccer
Stanford 95, Tennessee 85 Denver FC DALLAS — Signed F Zdenek Ondrasek
Although an exhibition for the Lady Toppers, it was a learning 8 p.m. — Providence at Texas, ESPN2 Tennessee Tech 60, UNC-Asheville 53 Free Safeties: X-Derwin James, L.A. Chargers; from Wisla Krakow (Ekstraklasa-Poland).
MIDWEST Eric Weddle, Baltimore LA GALAXY — Signed F Zlatan Ibrahimovic
experience for the Lady Eagles. Southern Miss (7-4) had a brand new 8 p.m. — Penn State at Alabama, SEC Network Evansville 56, Austin Peay 52 Strong Safety: x-Jamal Adams, N.Y. Jets and M Juninho.
starting lineup against the Lady Toppers, with Daishai Almond, Kennedy COLLEGE FOOTBALL Green Bay 81, UW-Parkside 32 SPECIALISTS COLLEGE
Toledo 80, Stony Brook 48 Punter: x-Brett Kern, Tennessee LOUISVILLE — Named Dwayne Ledford offen-
Gavin, Alarie Mayze, Respect Leaphart, and Megan Brown.
This was Almond’s first game as a starter, the second as the team’s
11:30 a.m. — Bahamas Bowl: Florida Interna- Xavier 87, Alabama St. 58
SOUTHWEST
Placekicker: x-Jason Myers, N.Y. Jets
Return Specialist: x-Andre Roberts, N.Y. Jets
sive coordinator and line coach and Stu Holt
tight ends and special teams coach.
point guard; it was also Kennedy Gavin’s first game as a starter. Firsts tional vs. Toledo, ESPN Arkansas 84, Nebraska 80
New Mexico St. 67, Texas A&M-CC 65
Special Teamer: x-Adrian Phillips, L.A. Char-
gers
SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed football coach
Will Muschamp to a one-year contract exten-
continued to roll after the starting lineup was announced. Starkville 3 p.m. — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Western Philander Smith 53, Ark.-Pine Bluff 48 NFC sion through 2024, offensive coordinator Bryan
Texas Tech 76, Southern U. 58 OFFENSE McClendon to a two-year contract extension
native Kelsey Jones had her first 20-point game. Michigan vs. BYU, ESPN FAR WEST Quarterbacks: x-Drew Brees, New Orleans; and defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson
—From Special and Staff Reports Oregon 82, Mississippi State 74 Jared Goff, L.A. Rams; Aaron Rodgers, Green and quarterbacks coach Dan Werner to one-
S. Dakota St. 88, Montana St. 67 Bay year contract extensions.
4B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

NFL

Chargers lead way with seven Pro Bowl selections; 29 newcomers

By The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Los An-
geles Chargers placed seven
players in the Pro Bowl, includ-
ing safety Derwin James, one of
six rookies across the league to
make the game.
James, a first-round draft
choice, will be joined on the
AFC squad by veteran quarter-
back Philip Rivers, wide receiv-
er Keenan Allen, running back
Melvin Gordon, defensive end
Melvin Ingram, center Mike
Pouncey and special-teamer
Adrian Phillips for the game,
which will be played Jan. 27 in
Orlando. James and Phillips are
the only starters, though.
Rivers is a backup to Kansas
City’s Patrick Mahomes, one
of 29 first-time Pro Bowlers.
That, of course, includes all
the rookies: James, Giants run-
ning back Saquon Barkley, Sea-
hawks punter Michael Dickson,
Broncos running back Phillip
Lindsay, Indianapolis guard
Quenton Nelson and Cleveland
cornerback Denzel Wads. Lind-
say is an undrafted player.
New England’s Tom Brady
is the other AFC quarterback,
making it for the 14th time. No-
ticeably missing is the Colts’
Andrew Luck.
New Orleans, led by quarter-
back Drew Brees, Dallas and
Chicago paced the NFC with
five players each. Brees is the
starter, backed up by Green
Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and the
Rams’ Jared Goff.
Buffalo, Oakland and Tampa
Bay had no Pro Bowl selections.
Pittsburgh and Kansas City
each had six players chosen,
including such first-timers as
Steelers running back James
Conner and Mahomes, both
having breakthrough years.
Cleveland has a first overall
draft choice in the game — not
Baker Mayfield, but 2017 top
pick Myles Garrett at defensive
end.
“Football is a team game and
you can’t do it on your own,” said
Garrett, who leads the Browns
with 12½ sacks. “I’m happy to
be able to share this experience
with Denzel because this honor
is really a testament to our en-
tire defense.”
Among the perennial AFC
choices returning to the game
are Houston DE J.J. Watt, Pitts-
burgh WR Antonio Brown, Bal-
timore guard Marshal Yanda
and safety Eric Weddle, Cincin-
nati DT Geno Atkins and Den-
ver LB Von Miller.
“To get recognized by your
peers, the coaches and the fans,
it means a lot,” Weddle said.
“It’s always special to put in the
hard work and to try your best
and then get recognized. The
Pro Bowl is something I never
take for granted, and I’m pretty
stoked about it.
“Each year you just work
hard and try to play your very
best. To receive recognition for
what you do on the field, even if
it may not show up in other ar-
eas, is awesome.”
For the NFC, frequent re-
peaters include Atlanta WR Ju-
lio Jones and C Alex Mack, Dal-
las tackle Tyron Smith, inside
LBs Luke Kuechly of Carolina
and Bobby Wagner of Seattle,
Arizona CB Patrick Peterson,
Rams DT Aaron Donald and
Bears LB Khalil Mack.
One of the newcomers, Chi-
cago DT Akiem Hicks, sounded
overwhelmed by the honor.
There will be a brother com-
bination at center for the AFC
as Maurkice Pouncey of Pitts-
burgh is the starter ahead of
Mike Pouncey.
The Jets, despite a 4-10 re-
cord, have three Pro Bowlers in
safety Jamal Adams, kicker Ja-
son Myers and return specialist
Andre Roberts — all first-tim-
ers.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: macy? Has she want me to leave.
I have a seen her doctor I am very frustrated about
close friend to rule out a the man’s lack of consider-
who is in her physical cause? ation. My husband considers
mid-30s. She’s Or could it be him a good friend, but after
a wonderful, that although he the way we are being treated,
divorced, hard- looks good on I’m not convinced. — STILL
working Christian paper, there’s WAITING IN CALIFORNIA
mother of four simply no chem- DEAR STILL WAITING: I
who has finally istry? don’t blame you for being
ventured back to Because miffed. Good friends don’t
the dating scene. intimacy is an treat each other so rudely.
ZITS She’s currently
seeing a guy who
important part
of marriage,
They answer their messages
and show up when they’re
in all respects she needs to be expected. Unless the man
is perfect for honest with her- was in the hospital, solitary
her, she says. self about why confinement or dead, there’s
Unfortunately,
Dear Abby she’s reacting no excuse for his poor man-
when it comes the way she is. ners. Because your husband
to romance, for some rea- If this isn’t the only man this considers him a good friend,
son she can’t seem to get has happened with, and she he should have stayed home
aroused, and it’s now at a can’t find the answers within to welcome “the artist” and
point where she avoids his herself, some sessions with a let you off the hook.
kiss if possible. licensed mental health profes- DEAR ABBY: My son and
She really likes him and sional may be in order. daughter-in-law are “horrified”
would love for this to work and DEAR ABBY: My husband that we refer to our 3-year-old
feels conflicted because she invited his good friend (an grandson’s penis using the
GARFIELD doesn’t know how to “light her
fire” and find him intimately
artist) to stay with us for two
nights because he is coming
correct terminology. Should
we relent and refer to that
attractive. She’s afraid she’ll to our city to give a speech. part of his body as something
eventually push him away He accepted. else? — UNSURE IN THE
even though she wants the We tried to contact him SOUTH
exact opposite. Any advice I two weeks ago, one week ago, DEAR UNSURE: Not in
can pass along? — NEEDING three days ago, yesterday and my opinion. Children should
A FRIEND IN THE SOUTHWEST this morning to find out what be taught the correct terms
DEAR NEEDING: Your time he’ll arrive so we can for their body parts as soon
friend needs to understand plan our schedule and prepare as they are aware enough to
why she’s having a problem the food. He still hasn’t gotten identify — and pronounce —
“getting her fire lit.” Could it back to us. I had planned to them. To do this will prevent
be related to her divorce? Her go to church and a concert af- confusion and possibly embar-
feelings about premarital inti- terward. My husband doesn’t rassment later.

CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
19). You’re stepping up your
game this year, simply because
you’ve done what you can where
you’re at and you’re ready to
go to the next level. This will
involve exciting changes. Three
standout events will reflect your
status, solidify your alliances
and crystalize your memory of
this remarkable time of life.
BABY BLUES Sagittarius and Aquarius adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 8,
40, 33, 38 and 18.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
It’s time to reach out and risk.
Follow your daring impulse,
pitch your idea or extend your
offer. Regardless of whether you
get the result you were hoping
for or not, the spontaneity will
invigorate you.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You’re not in it alone; the others
just haven’t joined you yet. They
don’t yet know enough to come
into the picture. So start telling
people what you’re doing, and
what you need.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
No one is born with character.
Character is the natural outcrop-
ping of your choices, mainly the
little ones today. Each small
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‘Chew Chew’ revisited

Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP

Blueberry pancakes from the “Com-
plete Cookbook for Young Chefs”
is something the children can help
make during the holidays.

Let the kids help

with holiday
pancakes
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN

P
ancakes are a blank canvas,
so bring out your inner artist.
You can work your magic at
the table with maple syrup, honey,
confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon
sugar, fresh fruit and/or softened
butter. Or you can cook your
artistry right into the pancakes by
adding chocolate chips, chopped
nuts, shredded coconut, sliced
bananas, or raspberries instead of Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
the blueberries. Use 1 tablespoon Martha Bozeman and Bob Raymond look through a newly-printed copy Monday of the 1952 Junior Auxiliary of
of add-ins per pancake. Have fun Columbus cookbook “Chew Chew: Favorite Recipes from Columbus, Miss.” Bozeman, 96, worked on the original
cookbook project and contributed several recipes. Raymond recently made it possible for reprints of the cookbook
and try your own combinations.
to be ordered at bookemon.com.
Pancakes 101: If you have an

Six decades later, a local

electric griddle, it’s perfect for this
recipe. Just set the griddle to 350
F. You should be able to make all
eight pancakes in one batch. This

cookbook enjoys a ‘revival’

recipe can be doubled if you want
to cook for a big crowd. Follow this
recipe with your kids.
See Pancakes, 6B
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

M
ore than 66 years have

Make great shrimp passed since Martha

Bozeman tested recipes
and helped proofread “Chew

scampi without the Chew: Favorite Recipes from

Columbus, Miss.” She still remem-
bers, however, working on the
butter-and-oil slick Junior Auxiliary fundraiser with
her close friend, Wade Puckett,
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN and other committee members
who gathered around tables at the

S
hrimp scampi is rarely awful
— it’s unusual for things to go
terribly wrong when garlic,
wine and butter are involved — but
restaurant versions always make
me wish I’d ordered differently. I
have never been presented with
the ultimate scampi, the one that
I can almost taste when I peruse
the menu: perfectly cooked, briny
beauties in a garlicky, buttery (but
not greasy) white wine sauce.
When I last made my way
through a mediocre rendition, I
decided it was time to realize this
ideal scampi vision at home. Since
shrimp are susceptible to over-
cooking, which can make them dry
and tough, I gave my shrimp (1
1/2 pounds, enough to serve four)
a short dunk in a saltwater solution
to season them and help preserve
moisture. I then heated extra-vir-
gin olive oil in a skillet, sauteed a
few cloves of minced garlic and a
dash of red pepper flakes, and add-
ed the shrimp. Once the shrimp
turned opaque, I splashed in some
dry white wine and followed it with
See SHRIMP, 6B
homes of Mary Alice McKellar
or Mary Nesossis to work on the
project with pencil and paper. The
result was a compilation of more
than 250 handwritten recipes from
local cooks — and a peek into the
culinary past.
“I used that cookbook so much,
I just about wore it out,” Boze-
man, 96, said Monday, thumbing
through a newly-printed copy of
the book she helped create when
she was a young woman married
to veterinarian Dr. Edward Clarke
Bozeman. The cookbook was a gift
from Bob Raymond of Columbus.
He thought this bit of history was
worth preserving.
It started when Raymond came
across a vintage copy of the “Chew
Chew” cookbook at a local estate
sale. He recognized it right away.
Even though Raymond’s family
lived in Chicago when the book
was published in 1952, his mother
had received a spiral-bound copy
from a Columbus friend, Mary
Jane Owen.
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
Sketches by Audrey Whitten in 1952 accompany some of the more than
250 handwritten recipes in “Chew Chew.” The cookbook compiled by Junior
Auxiliary as a fundraiser for the chapter’s service work contains contribut-
ed recipes from people throughout Columbus.
“I still have my mama’s cook- is now home. This past fall, he
book,” he said. “She used it at arranged for “Chew Chew” to be-
home in Chicago.” come available for reprint through
In 1957, Raymond’s family pur- bookemon.com, a book creation
chased a cattle ranch in Columbus. and sharing site.
“I just came down in summers,” “I think this cookbook is kind
Raymond recalled. “We couldn’t of a time capsule,” Raymond said
wait to get to Mississippi.” of his motivation. “It came out at a
In 1972, he headed south to time when people were still doing
attend Mississippi State University old-fashioned cooking; it shows
and soon immersed himself in the the way people cooked and enter-
Golden Triangle community and tained.”
especially in Columbus, which See ‘chew chew’, 6B

BUTTER TOGETHER

It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

I
don’t remember
very many firsts.
But I do re-
member the day my
eldest daughter, Ju-
lia, started to read
on her own. I was
a single mom and
we were renting a
house from my par-
ents that we have
since affectionately
dubbed “the tiny
house.”
I was sitting in the living
room when suddenly it struck
me how quiet the from the Junie B. Jones series, cently begun another first: bak- much like tasting a slice of
house had grown. if I recall — her dark curls ing on her own. Julia has food ancient fruitcake or detan-
I could feel my spilling onto the pages. She allergies and so hasn’t tried gling Christmas tree lights or
stomach tighten- was fine. Not only fine, but many of the foods the rest of getting one’s cheeks pinched
ing around the icy reading. By herself. Silently. us take for granted. We were at by Great Aunt Myrtle, they felt
pebble of Mother Glory, hallelujah! church a few weeks ago when like a Christmas tradition that
Guilt that every That day was the beginning she revealed that she had never she should be able to reject for
mom receives free of her love affair with books, tried gingersnaps. herself.
of charge when but our house did not remain I’ll be honest with you: And so that afternoon, I
she brings her first silent, as we were soon joined There is nothing about the pulled out the flour and butter
child home. I looked by my husband (Dispatch taste or texture of a gingersnap and salt and molasses and a
up from what I was managing editor) Zack and out of a cardboard box that dog-eared thrifted copy of an
Amelia Plair doing, expecting daughter Zayley ... and, about appeals to me. Too spicy, too old King Arthur flour cook-
the worst. a year later, another daughter, crunchy, and too hard, they are book. I prepared to sacrifice
And there she was, head Pfeiffer. high on my list of completely my semi-clean kitchen on
bent over a book — something Julia is 12 now and has re- resistible holiday treats. But, See Butter Together, 6B
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Shrimp
Continued from Page 5B
a chunk of butter, a big squeeze
of lemon juice, and a sprinkle
of parsley.
My guests and I didn’t go
hungry that night, but the
scampi was far from perfect.
One problem was that the
sauce separated into a but-
ter-and-oil slick floating on
top of the wine — not ideal in
the looks department or for
dunking bread into. (While
some serve shrimp scampi
over a pile of spaghetti, I think
it’s best with a crusty loaf.)
Then there were the shrimp:
Some were a little overdone,
while others were still translu-
cent. Finally, the overall dish
was shy on both seafood and
garlic flavors. For results that
I’d be truly satisfied with, some
adjustments were in order.
SHRIMP SCAMPI
Servings: 4
Start to finish: 45 minutes
3 tablespoons salt
This shrimp scampi is by a recipe in the cookbook “Revolutionary
Recipes.”
2 tablespoons sugar
11/2 pounds jumbo shrimp (16 to
20 per pound), peeled, deveined,
and tails removed, shells reserved
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut
into 1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
n Dissolve salt and sugar in 1
quart cold water in large container.
Submerge shrimp in brine, cover, and
refrigerate for 15 minutes. Remove
shrimp from brine and pat dry with
paper towels.
n Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12 inch
skillet over high heat until shimmer-
ing. Add shrimp shells and cook,
stirring frequently, until they begin to
turn spotty brown and skillet starts
to brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove
skillet from heat and carefully
add wine and thyme sprigs. When
bubbling subsides, return skillet to
medium heat and simmer gently,
stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Strain mixture through colander set
over large bowl. Discard shells and
Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP reserve liquid (you should have about
2/3 cup). Wipe out skillet with paper
towels.
n Combine lemon juice and corn-
1 cup dry white wine starch in small bowl. Heat remaining
4 sprigs fresh thyme 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice, plus flakes, and pepper in now-empty skil-
lemon wedges for serving let over medium-low heat, stirring oc-
1 teaspoon cornstarch casionally, until garlic is fragrant and
just beginning to brown at edges,
3 to 5 minutes. Add reserved wine
mixture, increase heat to high, and
bring to simmer. Reduce heat to me-
dium, add shrimp, cover, and cook,
stirring occasionally, until shrimp are
just opaque, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove
skillet from heat and, using slotted
spoon, transfer shrimp to bowl.
n Return skillet to medium heat,
add lemon juice-cornstarch mixture,
and cook until slightly thickened, 1
minute. Remove from heat and whisk
in butter and parsley until combined.
Return shrimp and any accumulated
juices to skillet and toss to combine.
Serve with crusty bread, passing
lemon wedges separately.
Chef’s Note: Extra-large shrimp (21-
25 per pound) can be substituted
for jumbo shrimp. If you use them,
reduce the cooking time in step 3 by
1 to 2 minutes. We prefer untreat-
ed shrimp, but if your shrimp are
treated with sodium or preservatives
like sodium tripolyphosphate, skip
the brining in step 1 and add 1/4
teaspoon of salt to the sauce.
Nutrition information per serving:
323 calories; 165 calories from fat;
19 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 245 mg cholesterol; 1259 mg
sodium; 6 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber;
1 g sugar; 24 g protein.

‘Chew Chew’
Continued from Page 5B
The cookbook proj-
ect’s format — hand-
written recipes, hand-
drawn sketches — also
appealed to him.
“I like it because it’s a
group of women before
computers and the inter-
net, getting together and
doing this and sending
it off to Chicago to get
printed,” he remarked.
The original publisher
was Gunthorp-Warren
Printing Co. The book
had two printings.
■■■
Good cooks like Boze-
man contributed favorite
recipes for dishes such
as date nut cakes, ham
loaf, spoon bread, chick-
en croquettes and mint-
ed lima beans. Sketches
by Audrey Whitten
accompany longhand
instructions for carrot
rings, tomato aspic with
shrimp, Golden Glow
salad, Chicken Scrapple,
rum cookies and apple
scotch pie.
Bozeman’s three
recipes in “Chew Chew”
are congealed tuna
salad, avocado mold
and orange-pineapple
sherbert.
“I loved to cook,” said
the home economics
major who was born in
Andalusia, Alabama. She
later studied at the Uni-
versity of Montevallo.
“My mother was a home
economics major, and
I decided I wanted to
follow in her footsteps.”
Bozeman was 10
when her mother passed
away, so many of her
early cooking influences
came from watching her
father, a doctor, who was
handy in the kitchen —
and an aunt who had a
small hotel in Abbeville,
Alabama.
“I was real young, but
I would cashier for her,
and oh, you don’t know
but she was a wonderful
cook,” Bozeman re-
counted. “She cooked
a lot of vegetables, and
her cornbread was just
out of this world.”
Bozeman is genuinely
pleased Raymond has
helped preserve some-
thing that represents
such effort by so many
people more than six
decades ago.
For culinary context,
Raymond added reprints
of articles about the
cookbook that ran in The
Commercial Dispatch in
1952, plus a 1947 menu
from the well-known
Gilmer Hotel in Colum-
bus — when a fresh
dozen oyster cocktail
with remoulade sauce
was $1.60 and a cup of
coffee was a nickel. He
also added a useful index
and gathered biograph- 1/2 cup cream, whipped
ical snippets about as Fruit for center of the mold
many recipe contributors n Dissolve gelatin in boiling
as he could. (More can water. Chill until partially set:
be added through the add avocado pulp, mayon-
Bookemon service.) naise and cream. Chill until
Many of the family well set.
names will be familiar to n Unmold and fill center with
orange or grapefruit seg-
longtime residents.
Reprints of “Chew
ments, or mixed fruit. Serve
with cream mayonnaise.
Chew: Favorite Reci- (Source: Martha Bozeman,
“Chew Chew: Favorite Reci-
pes from Columbus,
Miss.” may be ordered pes from Columbus, Miss.,”
1952)
at bookemon.com/
book-profile/chew-
chew/784339. Or go FUDGE CAKE
to bookemon.com and
enter the book title in 4 eggs
the search bar. The 2 cups sugar
cookbook is available in 1 stick butter
soft cover ($22.66) and 1 teaspoon vanilla
4 blocks of chocolate
hardcover ($29.59). 1 cup flour
Pinch of baking powder
1 cup nuts
AVOCADO SALAD MOLD
n Beat eggs, add sugar.
1 package lime flavored Melt chocolate and butter in
gelatin a double boiler and add to
1 1/2 cup mashed avocado eggs and sugar. Then add
pulp flour, nuts and vanilla,
1/2 cup mayonnaise n Cook 45 minutes: Start at
375 F for 15 minutes, then
cut to 200 F for 20 minutes.
This cake should be crunchy
on the outside and like candy
in the center.
(Source: Mary Fleming, “Chew
Chew: Favorite Recipes from
Columbus, Miss.,” 1952)
APPLE CRISP
3-4 medium apples
3/4 cup quick-cooking
oatmeal
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup enriched flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
n Pare apples and slice thin.
Arrange slices in greased
8-inch round pan.
n Combine oatmeal, sugar,
flour, spices and cut in but-
ter. Sprinkle this mixture over
apples.
n Bake in moderate oven
(350 F) for 35 minutes.
Serve warm with cheese
wedges or whipped cream.
(Source: Mrs. J.E. Bogges Jr.,
“Chew Chew: Favorite Reci-
pes from Columbus, Miss.,”
1952)

Butter Together
Continued from Page 5B
the altar of Christmas
Present for the sake of
Christmas Future.
And I was shocked to
discover how delicious
gingersnaps — the
real ones, the kind that
destroy your kitchen
— really are. They are
crunchy on the edges
and chewy in the middle,
the way I think a cookie
should be. The spice is
subtle and rich without
being overwhelming. And
so we decorated the tree
and drank my husband’s
world-famous apple cider
and ate cookies until we
smelled faintly of cinna-
mon and ginger three
days later.
I’m happy to share the
recipe with you and hope
you’ll try them, too. If I
see you next week, I’ll
sniff your hair to find out
whether you liked them
as much as we did.
Amelia Plair is a mom
and high school teacher in
Starkville. Email reaches
her at mamabadgerplair@
gmail.com.
GINGERSNAPS
Yield: 10-12 dozen cookies
1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional;
the original recipe does not
call for vanilla)
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
5 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
n Set oven to 350 F. Cream
the butter and sugar together
until light. Add vanilla and
eggs and beat until fluffy. In
a separate bowl, blend the
flours, salt, baking soda,
ginger and cinnamon. Add the
flour mixture to the butter mix-
ture and combine. (As always
with cakes and cookies, be
sure not to overmix. Overmix-
ing causes tough cookies. I
use a stand mixer, but I stop
the mixer when I can still see
streaks of flour in the dough.
Then I mix the rest of the
way by hand with a rubber
spatula.)
n At this point, you can
refrigerate the dough for a few
hours, which is what we did,
or a few days. You don’t have
to refrigerate it at all, but re-
frigerating the dough will make
the baked cookies thinner and
crispier.
n Roll teaspoon-sized pieces
of dough into balls and then
roll them in granulated sugar.
Place the balls about 2 inches
apart on a lightly-greased
cookie sheet or on a cookie
sheet lined with parchment
paper.
n Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Enjoy, but watch out for
hair-sniffers.
(Source: The King Arthur Flour
200th Anniversary Cookbook,
with Amelia Plair’s alterations)

Pancakes
Continued from Page 5B
gently with rubber spatula until just combined
ANYTIME FLUFFY (batter should remain lumpy). Let batter sit for
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES 10 minutes before cooking.
Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with vegetable
Serves 2-4 (Makes 8 pancakes)
Start to finish: 35 minutes (active: 15 minutes) oil spray and heat over medium heat until hot,
about 1 minute.
1 cup all-purpose flour n Use 1/4-cup dry measuring cup to scoop
2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup batter into skillet. Repeat 2 more
2 teaspoons baking powder times, leaving space between mounds of batter
1/4 teaspoon baking soda (you want 3 pancakes to cook up separate from
1/2 teaspoon salt one another).
3/4 cup milk n Sprinkle each pancake with 1 tablespoon
1 large egg blueberries. Cook until bubbles on surface
2 tablespoons vegetable oil begin to pop, 2 to 3 minutes.
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Use spatula to flip pancakes and cook until
Vegetable oil spray golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer pan-
1/2 cup blueberries cakes to plate. Repeat with remaining batter in
2 more batches. Turn off heat. Serve.
n In medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories;
baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In small 87 calories from fat; 10 g fat (2 g saturated; 0
bowl, whisk milk, egg, oil, and vanilla until well g trans fats); 58 mg cholesterol; 681 mg sodi-
combined. um; 37 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 6
n Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir g protein.

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• All questions regarding classified ads currently running should be Book 2018, Auctions LLC, the legal holder5250 of Pet Boarding/Grooming Houses - East on the 21st
1070 Asphalt
Page& Paving 1890 Upholstery front door of Lowndes said indebtedness, hav- the Northwest Quarter day of May, 2007,
directed to the Classified Department. 24834 in1090 the Office of County Courthouse, 4150 Baby
505 Articles
ing requested the 5300 Supplies/Accessories
under- (SE 1/4 of NW 1/4) of 8250Tiffany
Houses - New Hope a
J. Eaves,
Automotive Services 1910 Welding
• All ads are subject to the approval of this paper. The Commercial the Chancery Clerk of 2nd Ave. North at 4180 Bargain Column
signed Substituted 5350 Veterinarians Section 17, Township 8300single Houses -woman,
South ex-
1120 Building & Remodeling
Dispatch reserves the right to reject, revise, classify or cancel any Lowndes1150 County, Mis- 2000 Announcements Columbus, Mississippi, 4210 Bicycles Trustee to execute the 5400 Wanted
20ToSouth,
Buy Range 17 8350ecuted Houses - West
and delivered a
sissippi; and Carpeting/Flooring for cash to the highest trust and sell said land West, Lowndes County, 8450certain Deed of Trust
advertising at any time. 4240 Building Materials Houses - Caledonia
1180 Childcare 2050 Card of Thanks bidder, the following de-Plotsand property in accord- 6000 Financial
Mississippi; thence run 8500unto HousesJulie
- OtherBrown, Trust-
WHEREAS, 1210default
Chimney Cleaning
hav- 2100 Fraternal & Lodgescribed land and4250 Burial
prop- ance with the terms6050 of Business
EastOpportunity
30.0 feet to a ee for Southeast Fund-
Advertisements must be 2150 Good Things To Eat 4270 Business Furniture & point; run thence 8520 Hunting Land
ing been1240 made in the
Contractors erty situated in Lowndes said deed of trust and 6100 Business Opportunity Wanted South ing, Inc., Beneficiary, to
terms and 1250conditions
Computer Servicesof 2200 In Memorial County, Mississippi,Equipment to- for the purpose of rais- 6120 Check degrees 25 minutes8550secure
00Cashing Investmentan Property
indebted-
paid for in advance. said Deed of Trust, and
the entire 1270debt
Electrical
secured
1300 Excavating
2250 Instruction & wit:
School
2300 Lost & Found A tract of land 105
4300 Camera Equipment
4330 Clothing
ing the sums due there- West 93.1 feet to the 8600ness
under, together with 6150
at- Insurance
point of beginning;
6200 Loansthence South 79 de-
run
Lots & Acreage
therein described,
8650 Mobile Homes of Trust is
which Deed
thereby having been de- 4360 feet
Coins & torney's fees, trustee's
Jewelry 8700recorded
Mobile Homein the office of
Spaces
You may cancel at any time during regular business hours clared to1320 beFitness
due Training
and 2350 Personals by 210 feet located in
4390 Computer
fees and expense of6250 Mortgages
Equipment
grees 15 minutes East the Chancery Clerk of
8750 Resort Property
and receive a refund for days not published. payable,1330 andFurniture
the legal
Repair & Refinishing 2400 Special Notices the Southeast Quarter sale.
4420 Farm Equipment & Supplies
525.0
6300 Stocks & Bondsfeet to a point;
run for thence
Lowndes County, Mis-
8800 River Property
holder of1360 said indebted-
General Services (SE 1/4) of the Southw-
2600 Travel/Entertainment 6350 Business Sale North 00 de- sissippi in Mortgage
ness, BancorpSouth est Quarter (SW4450 1/4)Firewood
of NOW, THEREFORE, I, grees 25 minutes East 8850Book Wanted2007
to Buy at Page

FREE SERVICES
1380 Housecleaning 3000 Employment
Bank, having
1390
requested
Insulation
Section 12, Township 4460 Flea MarketsShapiro & Massey, LLC, 7000 Rentals
289.6 feet to a point; 890014922; and
Waterfront Property
the undersigned Substi- 3050 Clerical & Office 18 South, Range4480 18Furniture Substituted Trustee 7050 run thence South 67 de-
in Apartments
1400 Insurance
tute Trustee to execute 3100 Data Processing/West,ComputerLowndes County,
4510 Garage Salessaid deed of trust, will
7100 Commercial Property
9000
grees 10 minutes East WHEREAS, on the 28th Transportation
the trust1410andInterior
sellDecorators
said on January 2, 2019 of- 54.1 feet to a point; 9050day Auto of
Accessories/Parts
3150 Domestic Help Mississippi, and being October, 2013,
Bargain Column land
Ad must fit in 4 lines (approximatelycordance1440 and property
with
1470
in ac-
Jewelry/Watch Repair
Lawn the terms
Care/Landscaping
3170 Engineering
more particularly
scribed as follows:
4540
de-General Merchandise
fer
4570 Householdoutcry
for sale at
Goods and sell within
public 7150 Houses
thence South 00 de- 9100the
7180 Hunting
grees
AutoHolder
Land 25 minutes West of Trust filed a Loan
9150 Autos
of said Deed
Rentals & Leasing
for Sale
20 characters per line) and will run for 3 days. For items $100 or of said Deed of Trust for 3200 General Help Wanted legal hours (being 7190 Land619.54
4630 Lawn & Garden for Rent/Lease
feet to a point; Modification Agreement
less ONLY. More than one item may be in same ad, but prices the purpose 1500 Locksmiths
of raising 3250 Management Positions
Beginning at the4660 South-
Merchandise Rentals the hours of
between run
7200 Mobile thence South 77 de-9200ofAviation
Homes Deed of Trust by in-
the sums1530 Machinery Repair 9250 Boats & Marine
may not total over $100, no relists.
due thereun- 3300 Medical/Dental east corner of the 11:00
4690 Musical Instruments a.m. and 4:00 7250 Mobile Home Spacesminutes West strument recorded in
grees 15
1560 Mobile
der, together withHome Services
attor- Southeast
3350 Opportunity Information Quarter (SE p.m.), at the Southeast 51.2 feet to a point; run 9300 Camper/R.V.’s
the office of the afore-
4700 Satellites Door of the County 7300 Officethence Spaces North 00 de-
9350said Chancery Clerk of
Free Pets
ney's fees, 1590 Substitute
Moving & Storage 1/4) of the Southwest Golf Carts
3400 Part-Time 4720 Sporting Goods 7350 Resort Rentals
Up to 4 lines, runs for 6 days. Trustee's1620 fees and
Painting ex-
& Papering Quarter (SW 1/4) of Courthouse of Lowndes grees 25 minutes East 9400Court in Mort Book
Motorcycles/ATVs
penses of sale. 3450 Positions Wanted said Section 12,4750 Stereos & TV’s
Town- County, located at 505 7400 River Property
28.88 feet to a point; 2013 at Page 29423;
Lost & Found Up to 6 lines, ad will run for 6 days.
1650 Pest Control
1680 Plumbing I,
NOW, THEREFORE,
3500 Professional ship 18 South, Range
3550 Restaurant/Hotel18 West and run thence Columbus, MS 39701,
2nd
4780 Wanted To Buy Avenue North, 7450 Roomsrun
grees
7500 Storage
thence North 79 de- 9450and
Trailers/Heavy Equipment
15 minutes West 9500 Trucks, Vans & Buses
& Garages
1710 Printing Sub-
Scot P. Goldsholl, 3600 Sales/Marketing North along the Quarter to the highest and best 525.0 feet to a point; 9550WHEREAS, Wanted to Buy by various
These ads are taken by fax, e-mail or in person at stitute Trustee,
January 9,
1740 Roofingwill
2019,
on
& Guttering
offer 3650Trades
section line for a dis-
tance of 852 feet to the fied funds the following
7520 Vacation
bidder for cash or certi- thence North 00 de-
7550 Wanted
grees
Rentals assignments on record
to Rent25 minutes East said Deed of Trust was
our office. Ads will not be take by telephone. 1770 Saws & Lawn Mowers
for sale at public outcry 3700Truck Driving initial point of the prop- described property situ- 7600 Waterfront
50.8Property
feet to the point of ultimately assigned to
to the highest bidder for erty herein described ated in Lowndes beginning, all lying in LPP Mortgage LTD by in-
cash, within legal hours and conveyed; thence County, State of Missis- the Northwest Quarter strument recorded in
Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 (between
Legal Noticesthe0010 hours of Legal Notices 0010 continuing
Legal Notices North
0010 along sippi, to-wit:0010
Legal Notices (NW
Legal1/4)
Noticesof0010
Section 17, the Legaloffice
Noticesof0010
the afore-
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 the quarter section line Township 20 South, said Chancery Clerk in
SUBSTITUTED TRUST- IN THE CHANCERY IN THE CHANCERY p.m.) at the front door SUBSTITUTED TRUST- for a distance of 105 Lot One(1) of an unre- Range 17 West, Mortgage Book 2010 at
EE’S NOTICE OF SALE COURT OF LOWNDES COURT OF LOWNDES of the Lowndes County EE’S NOTICE OF SALE feet; thence West paral- corded subdivision Lowndes County, Mis- Page 7625; and
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Courthouse in Colum- lel with the South known as Kincade Land- sissippi and containing
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI bus, Lowndes County, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI boundary line of the ing, described as fol- 1.32 acres, more or WHEREAS, on the 21st
COUNTY OF Lowndes IN RE: THE ESTATE OF IN THE MATTER OF THE Mississippi, the follow- COUNTY OF Lowndes Southeast Quarter (SE lows: less, together with a day of November, 2018
JACK HAMMONS WHITE, ESTATE OF GLADYS ER- ing-described property: 1/4) of the Southwest Beginning at the Northw- perpetual and perman- the Holder of said Deed
WHEREAS, on the 22nd II, DECEASED MAGENE ROGERS, DE- WHEREAS, on the 17th Quarter (SW 1/4) for a est corner of the South- ent non-easement for in- of Trust substituted and
day of August, 2012, CEASED INDEXING INSTRUC- day of March, 2009, distance of 210 feet; east Quarter of the gress and egress over appointed Dean Morris,
Jerome Richardson and EMILIE CUNNINGHAM TIONS: NE 1/4 S 8 Twp Kenny H Knight and thence South parallel Northwest Quarter (SE the following described LLC as Substitute Trust-
Laura Richardson, Hus- WHITE, EXECUTRIX NO. 2018-0254-C 18 S R 17 W Lena A Knight, ex- with the quarter section 1/4 of NW 1/4) of Frac- land, to-wit: Beginning ee by instrument recor-
band and Wife, ex- ecuted and delivered a line for a distance of tional Section 17, Town- at the Northwest center ded in the office of the
ecuted and delivered a CAUSE NO. 2018-0204- MICHAEL DALE LEE, EX- A tract or parcel of land certain Deed of Trust 105 feet to a point; ship 20 South, Range of the Southeast aforesaid Chancery
certain Deed of Trust B ECUTOR located in the Northw- unto Scott R. Valby, thence East parallel 17 West, Lowndes Quarter of the Northw- Clerk in Mort Book
unto Nations Direct Title est Quarter of the North- Trustee for Mortgage with the South bound- County, Mississippi; est Quarter (SE 1/4 of 2018 at Page 25073;
Agency, LLC, Trustee for NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS east Quarter of Section Electronic Registration ary line of the South- thence East 30 feet to NW 1/4) of Fractional and
Mortgage Electronic Re- 8, Township 18 South, Systems, Inc. as nomin- east Quarter of the the East side of a 30 Section 17, Township
gistration Systems, Inc. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Letters Testamentary Range 17 West, ee for Franklin Americ- Southwest Quarter for a foot roadway and the 20 South, Range 17 WHEREAS, default hav-
as nominee for Platin- COUNTY OF LOWNDES have been granted and Lowndes County, Mis- an Mortgage Company, distance of 210 feet to point of beginning; West, Lowndes County, ing been made in the
um Mortgage, Inc., Be- issued to Michael Dale sissippi; and being Beneficiary, to secure the initial Point of Begin- thence South 00 de- Mississippi; thence payments of the in-
neficiary, to secure an Letters Testamentary Lee, Executor of the Es- more particularly de- an indebtedness therein ning and containing grees 25 minutes West East 30 feet; thence debtedness secured by
indebtedness therein have been granted and tate of Gladys Er- scribed as follows: Com- described, which Deed 0.50 acre, more or less. along said East side South 00 degrees 25 the said Deed of Trust,
described, which Deed issued to the under- magene Rogers, de- mencing at the accep- of Trust is recorded in 93.1 feet; thence South minutes West 143.9 and the holder of said
of Trust is recorded in signed upon the Estate ceased, by the Chan- ted Northeast Corner of the office of the Chan- I will only convey such 79 degrees15 minutes feet; thence South 79 Deed of Trust, having re-
the office of the Chan- of Jack Hammons White cery Court of Lowndes the Northwest Quarter cery Clerk of Lowndes title as is vested in me East along the North degrees 15 minutes quested the under-
cery Clerk of Lowndes II, Deceased, by the County, Mississippi, on of the Northeast Quarter County, Mississippi in as Substitute Trustee. right of way of a 50 foot East 344.5 feet to the signed so to do, on the
County, Mississippi in Chancery Court of the 7 day of December, of Section 8, Township Mortgage Book 2009 at roadway 75 feet; thence point of beginning; 2nd day of January,
Mort Book 2012 at Lowndes County, Mis- 2018. This is to give no- 18 South, Range 17 Page 6226; and WITNESS MY SIGNA- North 00 degrees 25 thence South 00 de- 2019, I will during the
Page 21204; and sissippi on the 15th day tice to all persons hav- West, Lowndes County, TURE, this 6th day of minutes East 295 feet; grees 25 minutes West lawful hours of between
of October, 2018. This ing claims against said Mississippi; thence run WHEREAS, Kenny H December, 2018. thence North 79 de- 252.0 feet; thence 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
WHEREAS, by various is to give notice to all estate to Probate and North 67 degrees 29 Knight and Lena A grees 15 minutes West North 81 degrees 21 p.m., at public outcry,
assignments on record persons having claims Register same with the minutes 05 seconds Knight is also known as Dean Morris, LLC 75 feet; thence South minutes West 344.5 offer for sale and will
said Deed of Trust was against said estate to Chancery Clerk of West, along an existing Lena Angell Knight per Substitute Trustee 00 degrees 25 minutes feet; thence South 00 sell, at the south east
ultimately assigned to probate and register Lowndes County, Mis- fence line, for a dis- the land records of West along the East degrees 25 minutes front door of Lowndes
PennyMac Loan Ser- same with the Chan- sissippi, within ninety tance of 767.22 feet to Lowndes County, Mis- 855 S Pear Orchard side of before said 30 East 337.0 feet; thence County Courthouse, 505
vices, LLC by instru- cery Clerk of Lowndes (90) days from this a found iron pipe; sissippi; and Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. foot roadway 201.9 feet South 21 degrees 00 2nd Ave. North at
ment recorded in the of- County, Mississippi, date. A failure to so Pro- thence run South 22 de- 400 the Point of Beginning, minutes West 57.0 Columbus, Mississippi,
fice of the aforesaid within 90 (ninety) days bate and Register said grees 14 minutes 40 WHEREAS, on the 30th Ridgeland, MS 39157 containing 0.5 acres, feet; thence Northeast- for cash to the highest
Chancery Clerk in MORT from the date of the claim will forever bar the minutes West for a dis- day of July, 2014, the (318) 330-9020 more or less, together erly along the normal bidder, the following de-
Book 2014 at Page first publication. A fail- same. tance of 472.53 feet to Holder of said Deed of with a perpetual, non-ex- water level of the scribed land and prop-
20048; and ure to so probate and the Point of Beginning Trust filed a Loan Modi- adp/F15-1079 clusive easement for in- Aliceville Pool 30 feet; erty situated in Lowndes
register said claim will THIS the 7 day of of the herein described fication Agreement of gress and egress thence North 21 de- County, Mississippi, to-
WHEREAS, on the 7th forever bar the same. December, 2018. tract of land; thence Deed of Trust by instru- PUBLISH: 12/19/2018, across the following de- grees 00 minutes West wit:
day of November, 2018 continue South 22 de- ment recorded in the of- 12/26/2018, scribed property: Begin- 40.0 feet; thence North
the Holder of said Deed This the 13th day of /s/ Michael Dale Lee grees 14 minutes 40 fice of the aforesaid 1/2/2019 ning at the Northwest 00 degrees 25 minutes A part of the Northeast
of Trust substituted and December, 2018. Michael Dale Lee seconds West for a dis- Chancery Clerk of Court corner of the East half East 281.0 feet; thence Quarter (NE ¼) of the
appointed Dean Morris, tance of 275.58 feet to in Mort Book 2014 at SUBSTITUTED TRUST- of the West half (E 1/2 North 79 degrees 15 Northwest Quarter (NW
LLC as Substitute Trust- Emilie Cunningham OF COUNSEL: a set iron pin on the Page 15618; and EE'S NOTICE OF SALE of W 1/2) of Fractional minutes West a dis- ¼) of Section 9, Town-
ee by instrument recor- White North right of way line of Section 17, Township tance of 30.5 feet to ship 18 South, Range
ded in the office of the Executrix of the Estate William F. Gillis (MSB Tabernacle Road [SAP WHEREAS, on the 9th WHEREAS, on March 20 South, Range 17 the point of beginning. 17 West, Lowndes
aforesaid Chancery of 4854) No. 44-(4)]; thence run day of January, 2014, 10, 2008, Roy Joseph West, Lowndes County, Said property is located County, Mississippi,
Clerk in MORT Book Jack Hammons White II, Crowell Gillis & Cooper, North 59 degrees 48 Mortgage Electronic Re- Evans and Donna Taylor Mississippi; thence in Lowndes County, Mis- and being more particu-
2018 at Page 24194; Deceased PLLC minutes 51 seconds gistration Systems, Inc. Evans, husband and South 00 degrees 25 sissippi. larly described as fol-
and Post Office Box 1827 West, along said North as nominee for Franklin wife executed a certain minutes West, for a dis- lows:
Prepared By: Columbus, MS 39703 right of way line, for a American Mortgage deed of trust to Thomas tance of 2170 feet to Municipal Address: 853
WHEREAS, default hav- PHONE: (662) 243- distance of 40.43 feet Company, assigned said F. Vetters, Trustee for the US Army Corps of Kincade Road, Colum- Beginning at the Northw-
ing been made in the John D. Brady (MSB 7329 to a set iron pin; thence Deed of Trust unto the benefit of Mortgage Engineers easement bus, MS 39702 est corner of the South-
payments of the in- #9780) FAX: (662) 328-6890 run along said North Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Electronic Registration line; thence Easterly Tax Parcel Number: east Quarter of the
debtedness secured by Mitchell McNutt & Sams wgillis@cgclawpllc.com right of way line and be- by instrument recorded Systems, Inc. as nomin- along said easement 92W210003000 Southwest Quarter of
the said Deed of Trust, 215 Fifth Street North ing along a curve to the in the office of the ee for GMFS, LLC, it's line 30 feet; thence Section 4, Township 18
and the holder of said Post Office Box 1366 PUBLISH: 12/12, right having a radius of aforesaid Chancery successors and as- North 00 degrees 25 I WILL CONVEY only South, Range 17 West,
Deed of Trust, having re- Columbus, MS 39703- 12/19, & 12/26/2018 2425.42 feet and a Clerk in Mort Book signs which deed of minutes East 2030 feet such title as vested in Lowndes County, Mis-
quested the under- 1366 chord bearing and dis- 2014 at Page 892; and trust is of record in the to the beginning of a me as Substituted sissippi, run thence
signed so to do, on the Telephone: SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S tance of North 58 de- office of the Chancery curve to the right; Trustee. South 00 degrees 55
2nd day of January, 662.328.2316 NOTICE OF SALE grees 52 minutes 24 WHEREAS, on the 15th Clerk of Lowndes thence Northeasterly minutes West, a dis-
2019, I will during the jbrady@mitchellmcnutt.c seconds West, 93.57 day of November, 2018 County, State of Missis- along said curve for 125 WITNESS MY SIGNA- tance of 834.5 feet; run
lawful hours of between om WHEREAS, on Septem- feet, an arc length of the Holder of said Deed sippi in Book 2008 at feet to a point that is TURE on this 6th day of thence South 82 de-
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 ber 30, 2010, A. Reno 93.57 feet to a set iron of Trust substituted and Page 7787; and 40 feet South of the November, 2018. grees 55 minutes East,
p.m., at public outcry, PUBLISH: 12/19/2018, Burr and Shirley M. Burr pin; thence leaving said appointed Dean Morris, North side of said East a distance of 20.0 feet
offer for sale and will 12/26/2018, & executed a Deed of North right of way line LLC as Substitute Trust- WHEREAS, Carrington half of the West half (E Shapiro & Massey, LLC to an iron pin on the
sell, at the south east 1/2/2019 Trust to J. Patrick Cald- run North 23 degrees ee by instrument recor- Mortgage Services, LLC 1/2 of W 1/2); thence SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE East right of way of a
front door of Lowndes well as Trustee for the 44 minutes 50 seconds ded in the office of the has heretofore substi- South 87 degrees 00 paved road; run thence
County Courthouse, 505 IN THE CHANCERY East for a distance of aforesaid Chancery minutes East 3250 feet Shapiro & Massey, LLC South 00 degrees 55
COURT OF LOWNDES benefit of Bancorp- tuted Shapiro & Mas-
2nd Ave. North at South Bank, which Deed 250.60 feet to a set Clerk in Mort Book sey, LLC as Trustee by parallel with said North 1080 River Oaks Drive minutes West, along
Columbus, Mississippi, COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI of Trust was recorded iron pin; thence run 2018 at Page 24791; instrument dated April side to the West side of Suite B-202 said East right of way, a
for cash to the highest as/in Book 2010, Page South 70 degrees 02 and 9, 2018 and recorded a county road; thence Flowood, MS 39232 distance of 504.0 feet
bidder, the following de- IN THE MATTER OF THE 20794 in the Office of minutes 54 seconds in the aforesaid Chan- Northwesterly along (601) 981-9299 to an iron pin and the
scribed land and prop- ESTATE OF LORENA A. East for a distance of WHEREAS, default hav- cery Clerk's Office in said county road to the initial point of the prop-
PRUDEN, DECEASED the Chancery Clerk of
erty situated in Lowndes Lowndes County, Mis- 126.01 feet to the Point ing been made in the Book MORT2018 at North side of said East 853 Kincade Road erty described herein;
County, Mississippi, to- of Beginning and con- payments of the in- Half of West Half (E 1/2 Columbus, MS 39702 run thence South 00 de-
wit: CAUSE NO. 2018-0249 sissippi; and taining 0.78 acres, debtedness secured by
Page 7793; and
of W 1/2); thence North 18-022583MS grees 40 minutes West,
WHEREAS, Bancorp- more or less. the said Deed of Trust, WHEREAS, default hav- 87 degree 00 minutes along the said East right
Lot Number Nine (9) of FLOYD E. PRUDEN, JR., and the holder of said West 3310 feet along Publication Dates: of way line a distance of
EXECUTOR South Bank, the holder ing been made in the
and in The Downs, a of said Deed of Trust Title to the above de- Deed of Trust, having re- terms and conditions of said North side to the December 5, 12, 19 142.0 feet to an iron
subdivision in and to and the Note secured scribed property is be- quested the under- said deed of trust and point of beginning, to- and 26, 2018 pin; run thence South
the City of Columbus, NOTICE TO CREDITORS lieved to be good, but I signed so to do, on the the entire debt secured gether with a perpetual, 82 degrees 55 minutes
thereby, substituted
Lowndes County, Mis- Scot P. Goldsholl as will convey only such 9th day of January, thereby having been de- non-exclusive ease- SUBSTITUTED TRUST- East, a distance of
sissippi, as shown by Letters Testamentary title as vested in me as 2019, I will during the ment for ingress and 464.4 feet to an iron
have been granted and Trustee in place of the clared to be due and EE’S NOTICE OF SALE
the map or plat thereof afore-mentioned origin- Substitute Trustee. lawful hours of between payable in accordance egress across the fol- pin on the West bound-
of record in Subdivision issued to FLOYD E. al Trustee, as author- 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 with the terms of said lowing described prop- STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ary line of LaBelle Es-
Plat Book No. 2 at Page PRUDEN, JR., Executor ized by the terms there- WITNESS my signature p.m., at public outcry, deed of trust, Carring- erty; Beginning at the COUNTY OF Lowndes tates Subdivision; run
of the Estate of LORENA on this 10th day of
61, in the Chancery
A. PRUDEN, deceased, of, as evidenced by an offer for sale and will ton Mortgage Services, Northwest corner of the thence North 00 de-
Clerk’s Office of instrument recorded in December, 2018. sell, at the south east LLC, the legal holder of Southeast Quarter of WHEREAS, on the 21st grees 55 minutes East,
Lowndes County, Mis- by the Chancery Court front door of Lowndes the Northwest Quarter along the West bound-
sissippi. of Lowndes County, Mis- Book 2018, Page /s/ Scot P. Goldsholl,
said indebtedness, hav-
County Courthouse, 505 ing requested the under- (SE 1/4 of NW 1/4) of
day of May, 2007,
ary line of said LaBelle
sissippi, on the 27th 24834 in the Office of Tiffany J. Eaves, a
the Chancery Clerk of Substitute Trustee 2nd Ave. North at signed Substituted Section 17, Township single woman, ex- Estate Subdivision, a
day of November, 2018. 1501 N. University Av- 20 South, Range 17
I will only convey such
This is to give notice to Lowndes County, Mis- Columbus, Mississippi, Trustee to execute the ecuted and delivered a distance of 142.0 feet
title as is vested in me sissippi; and enue, Suite 930 for cash to the highest trust and sell said land West, Lowndes County, certain Deed of Trust to an iron pin; run
as Substitute Trustee. all persons having Little Rock, AR 72207- bidder, the following de- and property in accord- Mississippi; thence run unto Julie Brown, Trust- thence North 82 de-
claims against said es- 5238
tate to Probate and Re- WHEREAS, default hav- Telephone No. (501)
scribed land and prop- ance with the terms of East 30.0 feet to a ee for Southeast Fund- grees 55 minutes West,
WITNESS MY SIGNA- ing been made in the erty situated in Lowndes said deed of trust and point; run thence South ing, Inc., Beneficiary, to a distance of 465.1 feet
gister same with the to the initial point of
TURE, this 29th day of
Chancery Clerk of terms and conditions of 664-4808 County, Mississippi, to- for the purpose of rais- 00 degrees 25 minutes secure an indebted-
November, 2018.
Lowndes County, Mis- said Deed of Trust, and wit: ing the sums due there- West 93.1 feet to the ness therein described, this description, and
the entire debt secured THIS DOCUMENT PRE- under, together with at- point of beginning; run which Deed of Trust is containing 1.51 acres,
sissippi, within ninety
Dean Morris, LLC
(90) days from this thereby having been de- PARED BY: A tract of land 105 feet torney's fees, trustee's thence South 79 de- recorded in the office of more or less.
Substitute Trustee by 210 feet located in grees 15 minutes East the Chancery Clerk of
855 S Pear Orchard date. A failure to so Pro- clared to be due and Scot P. Goldsholl the Southeast Quarter
fees and expense of
525.0 feet to a point; I will only convey such
bate and Register said payable, and the legal sale. Lowndes County, Mis-
Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. Mickel Law Firm, P.A. (SE 1/4) of the Southw- run thence North 00 de- sissippi in Mortgage title as is vested in me
400 claim will forever bar the holder of said indebted- 1501 N. UNIVERSITY est Quarter (SW 1/4) of grees 25 minutes East as Substitute Trustee.
same. ness, BancorpSouth NOW, THEREFORE, I, Book 2007 at Page
Ridgeland, MS 39157 Bank, having requested PROSPECT BUILDING, Section 12, Township Shapiro & Massey, LLC, 289.6 feet to a point; 14922; and
(318) 330-9020
THIS the 30th day of the undersigned Substi- SUITE 930 18 South, Range 18 Substituted Trustee in run thence South 67 de- WITNESS MY SIGNA-
November, 2018. tute Trustee to execute LITTLE ROCK, AR West, Lowndes County, said deed of trust, will grees 10 minutes East WHEREAS, on the 28th TURE, this 7th day of
adp/F18-0722 the trust and sell said 72207 Mississippi, and being on January 2, 2019 of- 54.1 feet to a point; day of October, 2013, December, 2018.
/s/ Floyd E. Pruden, Jr. land and property in ac- Ph: (501) 664-4808 more particularly de- fer for sale at public thence South 00 de- the Holder of said Deed Dean Morris, LLC
PUBLISH: 12/12/2018, Fax: (501) 664-0631 scribed as follows: grees 25 minutes West of Trust filed a Loan Substitute Trustee
12/19/2018, FLOYD E. PRUDEN, JR., cordance with the terms Mickel Case No. outcry and sell within
619.54 feet to a point; Modification Agreement 855 S Pear Orchard
Executor of said Deed of Trust for legal hours (being
12/26/2018 the purpose of raising 104040-1 Beginning at the South- between the hours of run thence South 77 de- of Deed of Trust by in- Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg.
the sums due thereun- s.goldsholl@mickellaw.c east corner of the 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 grees 15 minutes West strument recorded in 400
PUBLISH: 12/12, om
12/19, & 12/26/2018 der, together with attor-
Southeast Quarter (SE p.m.), at the Southeast 51.2 feet to a point; run the office of the afore- Ridgeland, MS 39157
1/4) of the Southwest thence North 00 de- (318) 330-9020
It’s a classified ney's fees, Substitute
Trustee's fees and ex- PUBLISH: 12/19/2018, Quarter (SW 1/4) of
Door of the County
Courthouse of Lowndes grees 25 minutes East Court in Mort Book
said Chancery Clerk of
12/26/2018 & said Section 12, Town- County, located at 505 28.88 feet to a point; adp/F14-1801
rule-of-thumb: Let your
penses of sale.
1/2/2019 ship 18 South, Range 2nd Avenue North, run thence North 79 de- and
2013 at Page 29423;
18 West and run thence Columbus, MS 39701, grees 15 minutes West PUBLISH: 12/12/2018,
We tell readers fingers do the NOW, THEREFORE, I,
Scot P. Goldsholl, Sub- North along the Quarter to the highest and best 525.0 feet to a point; WHEREAS, by various 12/19/2018 &
walking. section line for a dis- thence North 00 de- assignments on record 12/26/2018
what they need Find your
stitute Trustee, will on
January 9, 2019, offer Shop tance of 852 feet to the
bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds the following grees 25 minutes East said Deed of Trust was
initial point of the prop- described property situ- 50.8 feet to the point of ultimately assigned to
to know to buy dream job in
for sale at public outcry
to the highest bidder for Classifieds erty herein described ated in Lowndes beginning, all lying in LPP Mortgage LTD by in-
what they need. the classifieds! cash, within legal hours and conveyed; thence
continuing North along
County, State of Missis- the Northwest Quarter strument recorded in
(NW 1/4) of Section 17, the office of the afore-
cdispatch.com
(between the hours of sippi, to-wit:
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 the quarter section line Township 20 South, said Chancery Clerk in
p.m.) at the front door for a distance of 105 Lot One(1) of an unre- Range 17 West, Mortgage Book 2010 at
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Building & Remodeling 1120 Bargain Column 4180 Apts For Rent: West 7050 Commercial Property For
Rent 7100

VIP
HOME REPAIRS & CON- EXTREMELY NICE Metal
STRUCTION WORK Toddler Bed with mat- OFFICE SPACE: 2,000

Rentals
WANTED. Carpentry, tress $99. Will deliver. square feet. 294
small concrete jobs, Call (662)364-6520. Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
electrical, plumbing, ing terms. Available
roof repairs, pressure Apartments now. 662-328-8254
washing and mobile
home roof coating and
Farm Equipment & Supplies
& Houses HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
4420
underpinning. No job
too small. 549-7031. 1 Bedrooms Columbus Office, Retail,
2016 JOHN Deere
5100E Tractor, 210
2 Bedroooms Restaurant Space avail-
able. Call 662-328-
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION hours. $46,500. 3 Bedrooms 8655 or 662-574-7879.
Building, remodeling, Also, 2016 15ft
metal roofing, painting
& all home repairs.
Kubota Bush hog avail. Furnished & Houses For Rent: Northside
205-329-1790.
662-242-3471 Unfurnished 7110

Tom Hatcher, LLC 1, 2, & 3 Baths 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA

near CAFB. $450/mo +
Firewood / Fuel 4450
Custom Construction, Lease, Deposit $350 dep. 662-889-
Restoration, Remodel-
ing, Repair, Insurance FIREWOOD FOR Sale. & Credit Check 1122.
claims. 662-364-1769. Various lengths. viceinvestments.com BLUECUTT ESTATES:
662-295-2274
327-8555
Licensed & Bonded
3BR/2BA, ch/a, double
garage, chain link
General Services 1360 fenced backyard, newly
General Merchandise 4600
MUSIC THEORY LES- Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 remodeled.
APPLE COMPUTERS For Rent: $900/mo. or
SONS
$25 per hour Two 2009 iMac com- SMALL APT, walking dis- For Sale: $115,000.

Chords, Scales, Modes
& more! Call Jimbo @
662-364-1687
If no answer leave
voicemail or text.
Sudoku
puters available. Good tance to MSU. Partially 662-352-4776. YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
working condition. furnished incl W/D w/
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
Find Sudoku
Would be good for ba- ch/a. $500/mo + dep. Houses For Rent: New Hope YESTERDAY’S
sic web browsing or Call 662-722-0020, 7130 Sudoku is a number-
word processing. 2Ghz; leave msg or text.
placing puzzle based on
Sudoku is a number-
8 5 6 7 4 3 9 1 2
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. 4BR/2BA, 1.25 Acres
Computer and built-in Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Christopher Hills Sub;
What agiven9x9 grid with several
placing puzzle based on 7 1 4 9 5 2 3 8 6

2018 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

RETAINER WALL, drive-
monitor only; mouse $197K (15K below ap-
way, foundation, con-
and keyboard not in- 1BR/1BA located in His- praisal). New Hope
a 9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 2 9 3 1 8 6 5 4 7
You’re 1 to 9 in the empty spaces
crete, masonry restora- given numbers. The object
tion, remodeling, base-
cluded. $50 each. toric Downtown Colum- School District. Avail- is to place the numbers 9 7 5 3 6 8 1 2 4
Call 662-574-1561 bus, Open space, very able to rent $1,000/ is to place the numbers
ment foundation, re-
pairs, small dump truck nice. $650/mo. 662- mth - must meet minim-
1 to 9 in the empty spaces 4 3 1 2 9 7 8 6 5
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry
328-8655.

662-242-0259.
WORK WANTED:
Licensed & Bonded-car-
pentry, painting, & de-
molition. Landscaping,
2BR/2BA located in
um credit/income re-
quirements. Military
families welcome. Move
Looking socolumn
that each row, each
so that each row, each
and each 3x3 box
column and each 3x3 box
6 8 2 5 1 4 7 3 9
VINTAGE BIKE, Can- contains the same number 3 4 8 6 7 9 2 5 1
For
Historic Downtown in ready. Dep $500 plus
nondale Road Bike, pro- Columbus. 2,000 sq. first month’s rent. Hot contains the same number
only once. The difficulty
fessionally recondi- feet. Hardwood floors tub, detached apart- only once. The difficulty 5 6 7 8 2 1 4 9 3
tioned. $275. Call 662- throughout. Open floor. ment, & large wired level increases from
251-3205. Very nice. $1300/mo.
Call 662-328-8655 or
662-574-7879.
shop. Contact James
Thompson @ 662-574-
6269.
In Monday to Sunday.
level increases from
Monday to Sunday.
1 2
Difficulty Level
9 4 3 5 6 7 8
12/18

gutters cleaned, bush Sporting Goods 4720

hogging, clean-up work, GREAT LOCATION to
pressure washing, mov- 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-
ED SANDERS Gunsmith ments & townhouses. school, clean, 2BR/
ing help & furniture
repair. 662-242-3608
Open for season! 9-5,
Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
Call for more info. 1BA, a/c, gas heat, w/d CLASSIFIEDS
662-328-8254. hook up. No pets, no
Over 50 years experi- HUD. 662-327-2798. www.cdispatch.com
Lawn Care / Landscaping ence! Repairs, cleaning, Lv msg after 3rd ring,
refinishing, scopes DOWNTOWN - WALK to
1470 MUW, church & shops! available for showing.
mounted & zeroed,
handmade knives. 2BR/1BA, central H&A, Lots & Acreage 8600
JESSE & BEVERLY'S hardwood. No Pets, no Houses For Rent: South 7140
LAWN SERVICE. Mow- Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
smoking, no HUD. Avail- UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
ing, cleanup, landscap- North of West Point, able January. $675/ 3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
ing, sodding, & tree cut- turn right on Yokahama very nice w/ 2 car gar- A Stable growth invest-
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on $675. Credit check. ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
ting. 356-6525. Call Long & Long Real age, lg back yard. Pets
Darracott Rd, will see need approval. 1612 in Webster Co., near
sign, 2.5mi ahead shop Estate, 662-328-0770. Mantee. Mature pines
Painting & Papering 1620 on left. 662-494-6218.
9th St. S. $1,050 per
(75yr), hardwoods
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, mo + dep. 662-574- (50yr), 10ac hay field,
SULLIVAN'S PAINT CH&A, 1 story, W/D, 7879 or 662-328-8655.
SERVICE 2ac pond, w/county
historic district, 1 block road frontage/utilities,
Certified in lead Pets 5150 from downtown, $625/ Houses For Rent: Starkville
removal. Offering spe- superb potential home
cial prices on interior & AKC REGISTERED mo. + $625 dep. NO 7170 site & recognized
exterior painting, pres- Chesapeake Bay PETS. 662-574-8789. school. 45 minutes to
sure washing & sheet Retrievers. Great Peaceful & Quiet area. 2BR/1BA house w/ 2 MSU. 334-277-9744.
rock repairs. acres in county. 3 miles
hunting, guard & com- from Strk, 5 miles from
Free Estimates panion dogs. $1000 ea. FIRST FULL MONTH
Call 435-6528 Call 662-574-7879. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- MSU South Entrance, HUNTING LAND IN
room Apts/Townhomes. W/D, carport. SMALL PICKENS COUNTY, AL
Stove & refrigerator. dogs ok w/ deposit. 93 acres on County
Plumbing 1680 $335-$600 Monthly. Great for grad student Road 47 (Gordo 159 to
ACME, INC. Credit check & deposit. or professor. Non- County Road 47. Turn
CKC REGISTERED Male Coleman Realty, smoking. $700/mo. left & land is on the
Stan McCown Utilities not included.
Licensed Plumber toy poodle. Perfect for 662-329-2323. left). Paved road ac-
Christmas. $500. Call 662-617-5601. cess. Mostly level.
"We fix leaks." JANUARY AVAILABILITY
662-386-2915 662-549-7809. (NOW ACCEPTING Price: $204,600.
APPLICATIONS) Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 Linda Pruett, Keller
Williams Realty Tusca-
Stump Removal 1790 2BR/1BA Trailer. 129 loosa, 205-657-5330.
Downtown Area- Brownlee Dr. $500
2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard- per mo. $350 dep.
wood, appliances, no Call 662-295-3262.
pets, spacious, walk to LOWNDES COUNTY 45
MUW. NO HUD. acres on Sobley & Dav-
Agent Owned. 3BR/2BA Trailer, New is Rd. Excellent hunting.
$675.00/$675.00. Hope school dist. 1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
CKC REGISTERED Pup- $500/mo & $500 dep. Small creek runs thru
pies! Ready for Christ- Convenience- Call between 10a-7p. property. $1375 per
ALLSTUMP GRINDING mas! Call or text for 2BR/1BA, almost fin- 662-386-4292. acre. 205-799-9846 or
SERVICE info, 662-305-5584. ished make-over. CH/A, NO TEXT MESSAGES. 205-695-2248.
GET 'ER DONE! new flooring, paint, ap-
We can grind all your pliances & more. No RENT A fully equipped
stumps. Hard to reach pets, no HUD. camper w/utilities &
places, blown over Business Opportunity 6050
Agent Owned. cable from $145/wk -
roots, hillsides, back- $495.00/$495.00. $535/month. Colum- WINTER SPECIAL
yards, pastures. Free HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 1.95 acre lots.
Columbus: 411 Main bus & County School
estimates. You find it, West Point- locations. 662-242- Good/bad credit.
we'll grind it! St. Office, Retail, Res- 10% down, as low as
taurant Space available. Large 1BR/1BA, gas 7653 or 601-940-1397.
662-361-8379 space heat, window air. $299/mo. Eaton Land.
Call 423-333-1124. 662-361-7711
Water furnished. No Houses For Sale: Northside
Tree Services 1860 pets or HUD. 8150
Agent Owned.
A&T Tree Service Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 $375.00/$375.00 with 2622 CANTERBURY - Campers & RVs 9300
Bucket truck & stump approved application.
removal. Free est. FOX RUN COMPANY LLC Enjoy the quiet conveni-
1 & 2 BR near hospital. ence of this partially up- TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Serving Columbus Long & Long, Realtors located on Wilkins Wise
since 1987. Senior $595-645/mo. Military dated home. Features
662-328-0770 include a wonderful Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
citizen disc. Call Alvin @discount offered, pet
area, pet friendly, and shaded back yard, Hookups available.
242-0324/241-4447
"We'll go out on a limb
for you!"
furnished corporate
apartments available.
COLEMAN covered patio, screened
porch, raised flower
$300/mo. 662-328-
8655 or 662-574-7879.
ON SITE SECURITY. RENTALS beds, and a well for
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
ON SITE MAINTENANCE. duty free watering. Ex-
J&A TREE REMOVAL tremely spacious and Trailers & Heavy Equipment
Work from a bucket
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
24-HOUR CAMERA
1 BEDROOM reduced to $135,000. 9450 ACROSS
truck. Insured/bonded. SURVEILLANCE.
Call Jimmy for a free es- Benji @ 662-386-4446
2 BEDROOMS Call Emily C. Moody for
timate 662-386-6286. 3 BEDROOMS aLong private viewing. 1999 MACK Dump 1 Stadium sound
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. & Long, Realtors
Sat/Sun by appt only. @ 662-328-0770 or
Truck & 30,000lb Trail- 5 Supermarket aid
boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
LEASE, 9 Stage direction
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VICKERS TREE 662-574-3903. both good condition.

SERVICE, LLC
Tree trimming and re- DEPOSIT Can be seen at 5356 11 Stationery buy
Investment Property 8550 Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
moval. Fully insured. AND Call 662-328-6203 or 12 “Step aside, I’ll
Free estimates. STUDIO APT for rent. GRAVEL FOR SALE on 662-574-6202. do it”
*Now Accepting Credit Newly remodeled. CREDIT CHECK private property. Approx
& Debit Cards* $400/mth rent & dep 6 acres. Will sell or
13 Friendliness
Call Curt 662-418-0889 req. Convenient to town 14 Here, to Henri
or 662-549-2902 & CAFB. No hud. No 662-329-2323 lease property located
in NE Noxubee County. Five Questions: 15 Floor covers
“A cut above the rest” pets. 662-328-2340. 601-405-3717.
17 They make
2411 HWY 45 N
General Help Wanted 3200
COLUMBUS, MS
Lots & Acreage 8600 1 Beer cameos
19 Guest’s bed
Noweta's Green Thumb 2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
is accepting applica- 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of 20 Peruses
tions for 2 positions:
delivery personnel &
Commercial Property For Lake Lowndes Road.
Has asphalt drive &
2 Tycho 21 Capitol Bldg.
Rent 7100 figure
general help. Driver
must know the area & 117 DR. Martin Luther
parking, 1200 ft. shop
w/ living area, septic
Brahe 22 Comb parts
have good driving his-
tory. Apply in person @
King Jr. Dr. West in tank & water meter. No 24 Possesses
Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft trailers. $45,000. Call
26 Grammatical
1325 Main St.
M-F, 3-5 & SAT, 9-1. building. Call 662-323-
5119.
662-574-0345.
3W objects
3 Duds organism
Reuse
No phone calls.
3.5 Acre Lot. 3 estab- 29 Take in
COMMERCIAL PROPER- lished trailer lots. Play- 4 “Man on the 27 Utah neighbor
Medical / Dental 3300 TIES/Retail/Office ground. Located on 4 100,000 30 Blocs
32 Wrist bones
Moon” band 28 Christian of “Mr.
the News
Spaces starting @ Morgan Lane. Off of
HELP WANTED $285/mo. Downtown & Harris Road. Caledonia 5 Scout’s base Robot”
34 Kilmer of “The
East Columbus loca- Schools. $25,000. 6 For each 29 Muffler’s kin
CARE CENTER OF
Recycle
tions. 662-435-4188. 662-574-0345. 5 Deep Blue Doors”
7 Star of the 1984 30 Ref’s decision
ABERDEEN 35 Island ring
Houses For Sale: Other 8500 Olympics 31 Snow gliders
11-7 LPN needed this 36 Make a speech
8 Secret meeting 33 Entreated
PRN (as needed) LPN's 38 Defy authority
10 Fall back 37 Vault part
Apply in person at NewspapeR 39 Was partial
11 Golf goals
Care Center 40 Wilma’s husband
16 Weapons store
505 Jackson St, 41 Cell feature
Aberdeen 18 Brewery sights
EOE 21 Close
DOWN
Apts For Rent: Other 7080 23 Some sculptures
1 Museum piece
24 Fastball, in slang
2 Like some
25 Oxygen-thriving
garages

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